/internal/media/dispatcher/1320650/resize%25253Aformat%25253DthumbnailMenat (counterpoise)1390–1352 B.C.Height x length x width: 13.8 x 4.5 x 0.2 cm (5 7/16 x 1 3/4 x 1/16 in.)BronzeHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition29.11990Used to keep heavy collars from sliding down the neck, this counterpoise (menat) is comprised of three images of the goddess Hathor. In the center is a standing figure of Hathor holding a was scepter; below is a roundel containing the image of Hathor as a cow, standing in a papyrus skiff. The menat is topped by the head of Hathor wearing the vulture wig and the horned solar disk.Jewelry / Adornment13.800000000014661801