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Pectoral of Shoshenq II

General Information

Pectoral in the form of a facade, it shows cavetto cornice bearing the emblem of a winged sun. The scarab is flanked by two kneeling goddess Isis and Nephtys who offer him their protection. Beneath and above the scarab are cartouches of the king.

Number	72170
Storing Place	Egyptian museum - Cairo - Egypt
Material	Gold and semiprecious stones
Type	Pectoral
Type of Script	Hieroglyphic
Discovery Place	Tanis - El- Sharkeya Governate - Egypt
Height	15.6 cm
Historical Period	The Twenty- Second Dynasty – The Third Intermediate Period

Inscriptions on the Monument

The text

Translation

Heqakheperre Setepenre (The manifestation of re rules ; chosen of re) Sheshonq [meri]amon (beloved of amon).

Scientific Publishing

H. Stierlin, The Gold of the Pharaohs, (Paris, 1997), 189.