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Scarab pectoral of Tutankhamun
General Information

This shrine-shaped pectoral shows a scarab in the middle, with goddess Nephthys on the left side and Isis on the right. It is a gold openwork piece inlaid with polychrome glass and a small amount of carnelian. The shrine has a cavetto cornice with a floral frieze; its sides and base have ribbon decoration. Between the scarab and the goddess are the cartouches of the king.

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
Width 18.2 cm
Height 12.8 cm
Historical Period The Eighteenth Dynasty – The New Kingdom
Inscriptions on the Monument
Transliteration
( If the Hieroglyphic,Demotic or Hieratic text is not appearing clear, install this file )

nb xprw ra


Translation

Nebkheperure

Scientific Publishing

C. Aldred, Jewels of the Pharaohs : Egyptian jewellery of the Dynastic Period, (London, 1971),122 , Pl. 66.

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