Title
Collar in the form of a vulture, ensuring the wearer of protection by the goddess Nekhbet
Caption
Collar in the form of a vulture, ensuring the wearer of protection by the goddess Nekhbet, From Tomb 55. The inscriptions on the mummy were erased and the identity of the deceased is disputed. Some scholars argue that it may be that of Akhenaten, moved from his tomb at Amarna by his son Tutankhamun. Egypt. Ancient Egyptian. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty. Thebes, Valley of the Kings. Material : Gold. Size : w = 27 cm.
Info+
Werner Forman Archive/The Egyptian Museum, Cairo
Credit line
Photo12/Universal Images Group/Werner Forman
Reference
UMG12A14_410
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No
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34,9Mb (2,8Mb) / 11,5in x 11,8in / 3446 x 3543 (300dpi)