女性女神的神盾 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	女性女神的神盾
品名（英）	Aegis of a female goddess
入馆年号	1889年，89.2.596
策展部门	埃及艺术（Egyptian Art）
创作者
创作年份	公元前 664 - 公元前 30
创作地区	来自于: 埃及（From: Egypt）
分类
尺寸	高 4.8 厘米 (1 7/8 英寸); 宽 5 厘米 (1 15/16 英寸); 深 1.3 厘米 (1/2 英寸)
介绍（中）	宙斯盾是一个物体，由一个下面有一个宽领的神灵的半身像组成。宽领通常伴随着一个menat，一个悬挂在脖子后面的平衡体，平衡胸部沉重而精致的项圈的重量。虽然这件作品只展示了神的头和宽领，但它代表了宙斯盾和梅纳特的组合，这不仅是一种个人装饰品，而且在邪教中也发挥了重要作用。它是一种保护符号，用于仪式和节日;头部允许神灵居住在仪式工具中，从而参加仪式。在这种情况下，代表一位女神，其王冠是单独制作和附加的，但现在丢失了。这些类型的仪式物品与女神关系最密切，尤其是巴斯特，还有萨赫迈特和伊希斯。这个宙斯盾的后面有一个小的悬挂环，可能用于连接menat或用作护身符。它也可能由女神持有，例如巴斯特，她经常穿着铜合金携带带有拟人化女性或狮子头的宙斯盾。
介绍（英）	The aegis is an object that comprises the bust of a deity with a broad collar below it. Broad collars are generally accompanied by a menat, a counterpoise that hangs at the back of the neck, balancing the weight of the heavy, elaborate collar on the chest. Although this piece only shows the deity’s head and broad collar, it represents the aegis-menat combination, which was not only a personal adornment but also played an important role in cult. It was a protective symbol and was used in rituals and festivals; the head allowed the deity to inhabit the ritual instrument and thus take part in the ceremonies. In this case, a goddess is represented, whose crown was separately crafted and attached, but is now lost. These types of ritual objects are most closely associated with goddesses, especially Bastet, but also Sakhmet and Isis. This aegis has a small suspension loop at the back, possibly for the attachment of a menat or for use as an amulet. It also could have been held by a goddess, such as Bastet, who is frequently shown in copper alloy carrying aegises with anthropomorphic female or lion heads.