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Pectoral of Mutnefret

New Kingdom, Ramesside
ca. 1295–1070 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 122
This pectoral would have been placed over the chest of the deceased, and probably sewn to the mummy’s wrappings, as the pierced holes at its top and bottom suggest. The pectoral is shaped as a pylon with a cavetto cornice. The front panel shows two kneeling figures adoring a scarab and the reverse with a boat with twin Djed-pillars. In the middle, the scarab’s back appears inscribed with a spell--often found in Books of the Dead—that addresses the deceased’s heart (see translation).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Pectoral of Mutnefret
  • Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 19–20
  • Date: ca. 1295–1070 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt
  • Medium: Faience
  • Dimensions: L. 13.6 × H. 11.2 × D. 1.5 cm (5 3/8 × 4 7/16 × 9/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
  • Object Number: 26.7.906
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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