Images Dated 1st September 2006

The king's pendant in the form of a boat showing the symbol of the god'

XZL149409 The king's pendant in the form of a boat showing the symbol of the god's resurrection, from the tomb of Tutankhamun (c.1370-52 BC) New Kingdom (gold & semi-precious stones) (detail of 407377) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); length: 49 cm; Egyptian National Museum, Cairo, Egypt; (add.info.: ouas, sign of eternal youth;); Egyptian, out of copyright

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The gold funerary mask, from the tomb of Tutankhamun (c

XZL149483 The gold funerary mask, from the tomb of Tutankhamun (c.1370-52 BC) New Kingdom (gold inlaid with semi-precious stones & glass paste) (see also 3981 & 149421) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); height: 53 cm; Egyptian National Museum, Cairo, Egypt; (add.info.: vulture's head symbolizing sovereignty over Upper Egypt; cobra symbolizes sovereignty over Lower Egypt;); Egyptian, out of copyright

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Pectoral with a bird-scarab, from the tomb of Tutankhamun (c

XZL149488 Pectoral with a bird-scarab, from the tomb of Tutankhamun (c.1370-52 BC) New Kingdom (gold cloisonne decorated with semi-precious stones & glass paste) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); length: 51 cm; Egyptian National Museum, Cairo, Egypt; (add.info.: represents the sun about to be born; claws hold a lily and a lotus flower flanked by buds; scarab is pushing a boat containing a sacred wedjet eye with a darkened moon holding the image of Tutankhamun becoming a god guided and protected by Thoth and Horus;); Egyptian, out of copyright

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