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Description Pectoral in the shape of falcon with spread wings. Gold, lapis lazuli, turquoise, Egyptian blue glass. Origin: Saqqara, Serapeum, Small Underground, mummy chamber with golden mask. New Kingdom, 19th dynasty, reign of Ramses II (1279 to 1213 BC). Louvre Museum (E 2988). The falcon, image of the god Horus, is a symbol of eternity, protecting the kingship from its outspread wings. "An admirable jewel, a gold hawk with partitioned mosaic, wings extended, was placed on the chest," writes Auguste Mariette, when he discovers this breastplate on the mask gold mummy . Precious stones, turquoise and lapis lazuli, are paired with copper-colored blue lenses imitating turquoise, opaque white lenses, red glasses and Egyptian blue frits.
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