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Pectoral de la princesse Sithathoryunet

Middle Kingdom
ca. 1887–1878 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 111
La joaillerie égyptienne atteint son apogée pendant le Moyen Empire, et ce pectoral de l’époque du règne de Sénousret II en est l’un des plus beaux exemples. Trois cent soixante-quinze pierres semi-précieuses ont été incrustées dans un cloisonné d’or de façon à composer un cartouche multicolore encadré par deux faucons tenant les insignes du shen (empire). Le nom de Sénousret II apparaît entre les faucons et entre deux hiéroglyphes ankh (vie) suspendus au corps des cobras placés au-dessus de la tête des faucons. Directement en-dessous, Heh, le dieu de l’infinité, tient à la main des épines de palme (le hiéroglyphe du mot « années ») tandis qu’un têtard (le hiéroglyphe pour « cent mille ») pend au bout d’une ficelle attachée au coude de la divinité.

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Object Information
  • Titre: Pectoral de la princesse Sithathoryunet
  • Période: Moyen Empire, XIIe dynastie, règne de Sénousret II
  • Date: v. 1887–1878 av. J.-C.
  • Aire géographique: Lahun, tombe de Sithathoryunet
  • Technique: Or, cornaline, feldspath, grenat, turquoise, lapis-lazuli
  • Dimensions: L. du collier 82 cm, pectoral 4,5 x 8,2 cm
  • Crédits: Achat, fonds Rogers et don de Henry Walters, 1916
  • Accession Number: 16.1.3a, b
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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