Necklace with Lunar Pectoral – from the tomb of the pharaoh Tutankhamun

Description: Brand: EgyptologyStoreEG. Item Description:Pectorals attached to necklaces and decorated with figures of deities and the symbols that were associated with them formed a high proportion of the jewelry found in Tutankhamun's tomb. In this example, the chains of the necklace consist of four rows of spherical and barrel-shaped beads made of gold, lapis lazuli, carnelian, feldspar and resin. The pectoral symbolizes the nocturnal journey of the moon across the sky. At the base is the long, narrow, hieroglyphic sign for the sky, appropriately inlaid with blue lapis lazuli. Beneath it are fringelike inlays of feldspar and lapis lazuli representing drops of moisture; they are added to the sky sign in the hieroglyphic writing of words meaning dew and rain. Lotus flowers and buds grow from the celestial waters; the golden bark seems to float above them. This arrangement illustrates the convention regularly adopted by Egyptian artists to show two objects on the same plane when one object was behind another: the farther object was placed above the nearer. In this case the barque must be understood to be floating on top of the sky sign behind the flowers. Tutankhamun alternatively spelled with Tutenkh-, -amen, -amen) was an Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty (ruled ca. 1332–1323 BC in the conventional chronology), during the period of Egyptian history known as the New Kingdom. He is colloquially referred to as King Tut. His original name, Tutankhaten, means "Living Image of Aten", while Tutankhamun means "Living Image of Amun". In hieroglyphs, the name Tutankhamun was typically written Amen-tut-ankh, because of a scribal custom that placed a divine name at the beginning of a phrase to show appropriate reverence. If Tutankhamun is the world's best known pharaoh, it is largely because his tomb is among the best-preserved, and his image and associated artifacts the most-exhibited. As Jon Manchip White writes, in his foreword to the 1977 edition of Carter Ancient sculpture replica from the original one, 100% Egyptian HAND MADE Made from Natural Gemstones, 24k gold leaf color, bronze. accepting many payment methods. MADE IN EGYPT Return Policy:You can return our product and get a full refund or exchange the product with another one, however the the conditions must be met. Feedback is highly appreciated :)

Price: 1650.35 USD

Location: Cairo

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