The Global Egyptian Museum

This rectangular objet was part of the counterweight of a so-called menat, a collar usually associated with the goddess Hathor. This is actually confirmed by the archaeological context in which it was found. It is pierced (at the intact extremity) by two holes, allowing for the string of beads of the necklace to be suspended. One of its large and flat surfaces is simply adorned with sketchy motifs traced in a dark blue paint: two identical rectangles used to subdivide the surface crosswise, each completed with two dotted lines framing a wavy line.

Cet objet rectangulaire appartenait à un contrepoids de collier dit ménat, particulièrement associé à la déesse Hathor, ce que confirme le contexte de découverte de l'objet. Il est percé (à son extrémité intacte) de deux trous qui permettaient l'accroche du faisceau de perles formant le collier. L'une de ses surfaces larges et plates est seulement ornée de motifs sommaires, tracés à la peinture bleu sombre: deux rectangles identiques subdivisent la surface dans le sens de la largeur et sont chacun complétés de deux lignes de pointillés encadrant une ligne ondulée.

This rectangular objet was part of the counterweight of a so-called menat, a collar usually associated with the goddess Hathor. This is actually confirmed by the archaeological context in which it was found. It is pierced (at the intact extremity) by two holes, allowing for the string of beads of the necklace to be suspended. One of its large and flat surfaces is simply adorned with sketchy motifs traced in a dark blue paint: two identical rectangles used to subdivide the surface crosswise, each completed with two dotted lines framing a wavy line.

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