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The pectorals of ancient Egypt were a form of jewelry, often in the form of a brooch. They are often also amulets, and may be so described. They were mostly worn by richer people and the pharaoh. One type is attached with a nah necklace, suspended from the neck and lying on the breast.
Sithathoriunet S3t Ḥwt Ḥr JwntDaughter of Hathor of Dendera. Sithathoriunet (her name means “daughter of Hathor of Dendera ”) was an Ancient Egyptian king's daughter of the 12th Dynasty, mainly known from her burial at El-Lahun in which a treasure trove of jewellery was found. [ 1 ] She was possibly a daughter of Senusret II [ 1 ] since ...
The Usekh or Wesekh is a personal ornament, a type of broad collar or necklace, familiar to many because of its presence in images of the ancient Egyptian elite. Deities, women, and men were depicted wearing this jewelry. One example can be seen on the famous gold mask of Tutankhamun. The ancient word wsẖ can mean "breadth" or "width" in the ...
A pectoral of Shoshenq II featuring a solar barque Cartonnage coffin of Shoshenq II. There is a small possibility that Shoshenq II was the son of Shoshenq I.Two bracelets from Shoshenq II's tomb mention king Shoshenq I while a pectoral was inscribed with the title 'Great Chief of the Ma Shoshenq,' a title which Shoshenq I employed under Psusennes II before he became king. [6]
Scarabs are identified as the dung beetle Scarabaeus sacer, pictured here rolling a ball of dung. In ancient Egypt, the Scarab Beetle was a highly significant symbolic representation of the divine manifestation of the morning sun. The Egyptian god Khepri was believed to roll the sun across the sky each day at daybreak.
A pectoral belonging to Tutankhamun, representing his prenomen. Exhibitions of artifacts from the tomb of Tutankhamun have been held at museums in several countries, notably the United Kingdom, Soviet Union, United States, Canada, Japan, and France. The artifacts had sparked widespread interest in ancient Egypt when they were discovered between ...
Ahmose I. Ahmose I (Amosis, Aahmes; meaning " Iah (the Moon) is born" [ 24 ]) was a pharaoh and founder of the Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt in the New Kingdom of Egypt, the era in which ancient Egypt achieved the peak of its power. His reign is usually dated to the mid-16th century BC at the beginning of the Late Bronze Age.
The Ancient Egyptian vulture pectoral found on the head of the mysterious king in tomb KV55. The deposit, as it was found in KV55, presents a mixture of chronological and religious anomalies. [43] Objects inscribed with Amenhotep III's nomen and prenomen might be contemporary with that king's reign and could be interpreted as possessions of ...