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Pectoral de la princesa Sit-Hathor-Yunet

Middle Kingdom
ca. 1887–1878 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 111
La orfebrería egipcia alcanzó su apogeo en el Imperio Medio y este pectoral, que data del reinado de Senusret II, es una de las piezas más bellas del periodo. Trescientas setenta y cinco piedras semipreciosas, engastadas en oro mediante la técnica del cloisonné, se combinan en una composición heráldica multicolor enmarcada por dos halcones solares que sostienen en sus patas signos de dominio (shen). Sobre sus cabezas aparecen dos cobras enroscadas, de cuyas colas cuelgan jerogríficos que significan vida (ankh). En el centro de la composición aparece el nombre de Senusret II. Directamente debajo del nombre del faraón, la figura del dios del espacio infinito, Heh, sostiene hojas de palmera (jeroglífico que significa «años»), mientras de su codo cuelga suspendido de un cordel un renacuajo (jeroglífico de «cien mil»).

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Título: Pectoral de la princesa Sit-Hathor-Yunet
  • Periodo: Imperio Medio, Dinastía XII, reinado de Senusret II
  • Fecha: ca. 1887–1878 a. C.
  • Geografía: Lahun, tumba de Sit-Hathor-Yunet
  • Material: Oro, calcedonia, feldespato, granate, turquesa, lapislázuli
  • Dimensiones: l. del collar 82 cm, pectoral 4,5 x 8,2 cm
  • Crédito: Compra, Fondo Rogers y donación de Henry Walters, 1916
  • Número de inventario: 16.1.3a, b
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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