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Vulture Pectoral

Vulture Pectoral

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Date
ca. 1479–1425 B.C.
Medium
Gold sheet
Dimensions
Maximum H. 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.); Maximum W. 37.3 cm (14 11/16 in.); Th. 0.1–0.13 mm (1/250–1/200 in.)
Department
Egyptian Art
Gallery
118
Location
118
Credit
Fletcher Fund, 1919

Description

Overview Vulture Pectoral New Kingdom ca. 1479–1425 B.C. Not on view This Vulture pectoral, probably depicting the goddess Nekhbet, was a traditional funerary emblem. It probably comes from the same burial as a falcon-head broad collar with falcon-head terminals (26.8.102)