This piece of jewelry was found in Tut'ankhamun's tomb. It is a representation of the left, or lunar eye, surmounted by a silver lunar crescent, placed on a skiff, the means by which it makes a nocturnal journey. The scarab represents the sun god, or the solar globe.

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