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Pectoral in the Form of a Winged Scarab
JE 61886 Cairo Antiquity Museum
Material: Gold,
Carnelian, Turquoise, Green Feldspar, Lapis Lazuli,
Calcite
Size: Height 9 cm; Width 10.5 cm
Location: Valley of the Kings, Tutankhamun's Tomb
Excavation: Discovered by Howard Carter in 1922
Period: 18th Dynasty reign of Tutankhamun (1333-1323
BC)
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This is, of course, part of a large cache of items found
by Howard
Carter. It was discovered with many other pieces of
jewelry in a box inlaid with ebony and ivory. In the
usual style of the jewelry belonging to Tutankhamun,
this pectoral features a series of iconographical
elements of great symbolic value, such as the scarab
rendered in lapis lazuli. See also his
collection.
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