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Material : Gold and Semi-precious Stones
Diameter : 32
Found in : Dahshur , Tomb of Nubhotep-ta-khered (1894-1895)
Period : Second Intermediate Period
Reign of : Hor
Dynasty: XIII
Belonged_to: Princess Nubhotep
Archeologist : J . DE MORGAN
This necklace was discovered in the Tomb of Princess Nubhotep-takhered around her neck . This style was repeated in many pieces and funerary objects including the necklace of Princess Neferuptah discovered in her tomb in Dahshur .
The collar consists of six rows of brightly colored cylindrical beads while the last row consists of a number of drop shaped beads . At the two ends of the collar appear the falcon heads that were usually ornamenting the accessories of ancient Egyptians who believed that it would make the sun god in protecting the deceased . The clasp of the necklace is shaped in the same way with a falcon head with pendants of the same beads .
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