Pectoral of King Tutankhamun
- Published/Created:
- 1357-1351 BCE
- Date Depicted:
- 1975
8000 BC - 499 AD - Materials:
- gold inlaid with lapis lazuli, cornelian, feldspar, and turquoise
- Notes:
- A pectoral (breast ornament) with an alternating pattern of scarab and uraeus. The scarab represents the legend of endless life and the ceaseless journey of the sun. The uraeus is the sign of royalty.
- Topics:
- Costume -- Egypt -- History -- (LC)
Dress accessories -- Egypt -- History -- (LC)
Metalwork -- Egypt -- 18th dynasty -- (YVRC) - Period/Style:
- New Kingdom
- Culture:
- Egyptian (ancient)
- Accession Number:
- 4388-052
- Genre:
- jewelry: pectorals (AAT)
- Format:
- Image
- Content Type:
- Clothing & Accessories
- Rights:
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Access Restrictions:
- Yale Community Only
- Source Creator:
- Button, Jeanne and Sbarge, Stephen
- Source Title:
- History of Costume, In Slides, Notes and Commentaries: Volume 1
- Source Created:
- New York, NY
Theatre Arts Slide Presentations
1975 - Call Number:
- GT513 +B87 1 (LC)
- Yale Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Digital Collection:
- Visual Resources Collection
- Original Repository:
- Cairo, Egypt: Egyptian Museum
- OID:
- 10542748
- PID:
- digcoll:1807031