[1] A menat is a type of necklace made up of a series of strings of beads that form a broad collar and a metal counterpoise.

The menat could be worn around the neck or held in the hand and rattled during cultic dances and religious processions.

[2] In 1910, the excavations at Malqata were headed by Herbert E. Winlock, who led the Metropolitan Museum Expedition from 1910 to 1921.

[3] While excavating one of the private houses Winlock’s team found the menat, along with two other necklaces in the remnants of a linen satchel.

Excavation notes only specify that it was found in a corner of one of the rooms in a private house and that small traces of the linen bag the jewelry was stored in were still visible when it was discovered.

[14] In ancient Egypt, the personified goddess of music, Merit used songs and gestures to establish cosmic order.