An Egyptian Menkhet Counterpoise Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Sculpture - Architectural Condition: small chip to the

Condition:  small chip to the detachable rim

Diameter: 1 5/8 inches (4

It suggested the perfume of divine life

whose reign marks the high point of the 26th Dynasty in terms of wealth and prosperity

Rev: Nike seated on a cippus left

An Egyptian Menkhet Counterpoise Amulet, Late Period, ca. 664 - 332 BCE Sculpture - Architectural Condition: small chip to theThe identification of an amulet unique to private burials of the Late Dynastic and Graeco Roman Period, which appears to guarantee clothing to the deceased, has been much discussed by scholars. It resembles a particular type of hoop shaped counterpoise with a fringed edge named in the MacGregor Papyrus list as a menkhet. There may be a pun on the word menkhet, meaning 'clothing', although this is written differently in hieroglyphs. However, from the