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Pectoral of Sheshonq II with Winged Scarab
JE 72170 Cairo Antiquities Museum
Material: Gold,
Semiprecious Stones, Glass Past
Size: Height 15.6 cm; Length of the Chain 75 cm
Location: Tanis, Tomb of Psusennes I, Burial Chamber
of Sheshonq II
Excavation: P. Montet's Excavations of 1940
Period: 22nd Dynasty, Reign of Sheshonq II (c. 883 BC
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This gold pectoral with inlays of glass paste and
multicolored stones was found around the neck of the
mummy of Sheshonq
II, who prior to this excavation was an unknown
pharaoh. The gold plate that forms the pectoral has an
oval hole in the center to hold the large scarab made
from a green stone.
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