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Pectoral of Tutankhamun

General Information

Pectoral in the form of a winged sacrab crowned with the sun disc and uraeus. The pectoral has a counterpoise holding the cartouche of the king. The whole form of the pectoral symbolize the name of the king, Nebkheperure.

Number	61887
Storing Place	Egyptian museum - Cairo - Egypt
Material	Gold and semiprecious stones
Type	Pectoral
Type of Script	Hieroglyphic
Discovery Place	Valley of the kings - Luxor - Egypt
Found By	Howard Carter
Historical Period	The Eighteenth Dynasty – The New Kingdom

Inscriptions on the Monument

Text

Transliteration

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nb xprw ra

Translation

Nebkheperure.

Scientific Publishing

فنون صناعة الحلي في مصر القديمة: مختارات مصورة من مقتنيات المتحف المصري، القاهرة، 1999، 38 رقم 37.