Malqata的Menat项链 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	Malqata的Menat项链
品名（英）	Menat necklace from Malqata
入馆年号	1911年，11.215.450
策展部门	埃及艺术（Egyptian Art）
创作者
创作年份	公元前 1390 - 公元前 1352
创作地区	来自于: 埃及（From: Egypt）
分类
尺寸	长 of counterpoise 14.7 厘米 (5 13/16 英寸)
介绍（中）	menat 项链由一个沉重的钥匙孔形平衡（menat）和许多串珠子组成。虽然有时显示项链是佩戴的（上面的图2），但更多时候是由参加宗教仪式的女性携带的。它作为一种打击乐器，摇晃以产生舒缓的声音，被认为可以安抚神或女神。在新王国，menat项链和sistrum（68.44）是拥有"Amun-Re歌手"头衔的女性的属性，例如Renenutet，她被描绘成在雕像中将她的menat放在膝盖上。在 20世纪初，博物馆在Malqata进行了挖掘，Malqata是底比斯墓地南端的一个地点，阿蒙霍特普三世在那里建造了一个节日城市来庆祝他的三个禧年（或heb seds）。这条奇迹般保存下来的梅纳特项链和两条单链项链的珠子和护身符被发现在国王宫殿附近一栋私人住宅的一个房间的角落里。据挖掘机说，这三条项链被放在一个亚麻袋里，仍然可以看到它的痕迹。链接到有关博物馆在马尔卡塔发掘的博客大都会对马尔卡塔的联合任务
介绍（英）	A menat necklace consists of a heavy, keyhole-shaped counterpoise (menat) and many strands of beads. Although the necklace is sometimes shown being worn (fig. 2 above), it was more often carried by females participating in religious ceremonies. It functioned as a percussion instrument that was shaken to create a soothing noise that was thought to appease a god or goddess. In the New Kingdom the menat necklace and sistrum (68.44) were attributes of women who held the title "Singer of Amun-Re" such as Renenutet, who is depicted holding her menat on her lap in a statue. In the early 20th century, the Museum conducted excavations at Malqata, a site at the southern end of the Theban necropolis where Amenhotep III had built a festival city for the celebration of his three jubilees (or heb seds). This miraculously preserved menat necklace and two single-strand necklaces of beads and amulets were found in the corner of a room in a private house near the King's Palace. According to the excavators, the three necklaces had been placed in a linen bag, traces of which were still visible. Link to a blog about the Museum's excavations at Malqata The Met's Joint Mission to Malqata