Pectoral Plate
c. 1550 BC - c. 1077 BC (made)
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Fragment of a blue glazed composition pectoral plate. Designs have been inlaid into the front and back with paler blue glaze. On the front is depicted a seated Anubis jackal before a standard, above a row of zig-zag design with dots and stripes. Above this is a row of alternating blue and red circles. On the reverse, two tyet knots, or 'Girdles of Isis, flank a central djed pillar, above a similar zig-zag design.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Glazed composition, inlaid |
| Brief description | Fragment of a pectoral plate, blue glazed composition with inlay, Egypt, New Kingdom |
| Physical description | Fragment of a blue glazed composition pectoral plate. Designs have been inlaid into the front and back with paler blue glaze. On the front is depicted a seated Anubis jackal before a standard, above a row of zig-zag design with dots and stripes. Above this is a row of alternating blue and red circles. On the reverse, two tyet knots, or 'Girdles of Isis, flank a central djed pillar, above a similar zig-zag design. |
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| Credit line | Given by Harold Wallis, Esq. |
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| Accession number | C.411-1917 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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