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Decoding the necklace of an Ancient Egyptian princess

"You have to imagine that nobody really saw this except the princess."
Adela Oppenheim
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"You have to imagine that nobody really saw this except the princess."

Curator Adela Oppenheim on "Pectoral and Necklace of Sithathoryunet with the Name of Senwosret II."

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Adela Oppenheim
Curator, Department of Egyptian Art

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Pectoral and Necklace of Sithathoryunet with the Name of Senwosret II, Gold, carnelian, lapis lazuli, turquoise, garnet (pectoral)<br/>Gold, carnelian, lapis lazuli, turquoise, green feldspar (necklace)
Pectoral and Necklace of Sithathoryunet with the Name of Senwosret II
ca. 1887–1878 B.C.