Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Sa Amulet
Description
Silver, electrum
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
Gold and silver necklace shaped like a Menat symbol.
The artifact is a delicate necklace made from gold and silver, designed in the shape of a Menat symbol, often associated with the goddess Hathor. It consists of multiple strands of wire bound together at intervals, suggesting a refined craftsmanship characteristic of ceremonial jewelry.
decorative
New Kingdom
excellent
Deities
Hathor
Materials
goldsilver
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116245135 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 25.3.253 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545150 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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