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Material : Gold , Carnelian , Turquoise , and Lapis Lazuli
Found in : Dahshur , Funerary Complex of Senusret III , Tomb of Princess Sathathor (1894)
Period : Middle Kingdom
Reign of : Senusert III
Dynasty: XII
Belonged_to: Sathathor
Archeologist : J . DE MORGAN
This necklace with god-falcon Horus pectoral was found among the remains of the Tomb of Sathathor in Dahshur . The treasures of that tomb were all robbed except for few funerary objects that were well-kept in some places in the walls of the tomb .
This necklace is assumed to be a present from Senusret III to his daughter Princess Sathathor . The pectoral of this necklace depicts two falcons with the double crown and holding the cartouche of king Senusret II with his name "Gold Horus" . Behind the falcons , appear two cobras surrounding the solar disk to show that the pharaoh is protected by Horus and Uadjet .
This perforated gold sheet is highly admired for the brightly colored strips over its frame that marks most of the Pharaonic gold sheets .
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