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Natasha 馃嚜馃嚭
Natasha 馃嚜馃嚭
@Natasha_Jay@tech.lgbt  路  activity timestamp 2 weeks ago

4,000 year old pectoral with necklace, from tomb of Egyptian Princess Sithathoryunet - cloisonn茅 enamel with gold & 372 fashioned pieces of lapis lazuli, turquoise, garnets & other semiprecious stones, flanked by falcons, as symbols of the sun god

It's also a bit stunning ...

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/544232

#History #jewelry

An incredibly intricate necklace in red, blue, purple an gold of two birds facing each other, a man kneeling on the ground beneath them.
An incredibly intricate necklace in red, blue, purple an gold of two birds facing each other, a man kneeling on the ground beneath them.
An incredibly intricate necklace in red, blue, purple an gold of two birds facing each other, a man kneeling on the ground beneath them.

Pectoral and Necklace of Sithathoryunet with the Name of Senwosret II - Middle Kingdom - The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
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