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Necklace with
Pectoral Wedjat Eye
JE 61901 Cairo Antiquities Museum
Material: Gold, Lapis
Lazuli, Turquoise, Faience, Glass Paste
Size: (Pendant) 5.7 cm
Location: Valley of the Kings, Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV
62)
Excavation: Howard Carter Excavation of 1922
Period: 18th Dynasty, Reign of Tutankhamun (1333-1323
BC)
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Bound into the bandages wrapping the mummy of Tutankhamun,
Howard
Carter believed that this pectoral was a piece of
jewelry that the king would have worn while still
living. Though very beautiful, its function was
primarily protective.
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Photographer: Unknown
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