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Pendant of Amenhotep III
General Information

Glazed composition lotus blossom necklace terminal. The blossom itself is largely composed of dark blue glazed composition inlays pressed into the white ground like the hieroglyphs. Yellow, green, and red inlays complete the blossom and impart a sense of nature and liveliness.

Number 65817
Storing Place The British Museum - London - United Kingdom
Material Limestone
Type Pendant
Type of Script Hieroglyphic
Width 5.66 cm
Thickness 0.8 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 )

anx nTr nfr nb tAwy nb mAat Ra sA Ra Imn[-Htp HqA wAst]


Translation

"May the good god live, lord of the two lands, Neb-Maat-Ra, son of Ra, Amen" [-hotep, ruler of Thebes].

Scientific Publishing

C. Andrews, 'Ancient Egyptian Jewellery' (London, 1990), 102-03.

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