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Necklace of Neferuptah
JE 90199 Cairo Antiquity Museum
Material: Gold,
Carnelian, Feldspar, Glass Paste
Size: Height 10 cm; Length 36.5 cm
Location: Hawara, Pyramid of Neferuptah
Excavation: Antiquities Service Excavations of 1956
Period: 12th Dynasty, Regin of Amenemhet III
(1844-1797 BC)
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The tomb of Princess Neferuptah was found intact. She
was a daughter of Amenemhet
III. Hers was a ruined brick pyramid to the
southeast of her
father's.
This is a usekh necklace decorated that decorated the
breast of the mummy of Neferuptah. It represents a type
of ornament that was very common in ancient Egypt. In
fact, wall paintings and statues frequently depict
deities, pharaohs, queens and ordinary citizens wearing
the necklace both during their lifetime and after death.
It was thought to have an apotropaic value.
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