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Menat of Taharqo: the King Being Nursed by the Lion-Headed Goddess Bastet
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
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Title:
Menat of Taharqo: the King Being Nursed by the Lion-Headed Goddess Bastet
Date Created:
690–664 B.C.
Physical Dimensions:
h. 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in); w. 4.4 cm (1 3/4 in); th. 0.8 cm (5/16 in)
Type:
Menat, Taharqo nursed by the lion-headed goddess Bastet
External Link:
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/544882
Medium:
Faience
Repository:
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Period:
Third Intermediate Period (Kushite)
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