Maat

This goddess, a squatting woman with an ostrich feather emblem overhead personified the concepts of cosmic orders, truth, and justice¹. She played a major role in the ‘weighing of the heart ceremony’ as her feather was balanced against the heart of the deceased to enter heaven. Many amulets of Maat are in precious materials. They were worn and placed on the chest of mummies after Dynasty 22¹

Copper alloy with traces of gilding
feather missing H 3.3, W 1.9, D 2.4
Third Intermediate Period-Late
Period MET #10.130.1302

Reference

¹Andrews C. Amulets of Ancient Egypt 1994, pp. 21-22, Fig. 38b