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Material : Gold , Lapis Lazuli and Glass Paste
Height : 7 . 8
Found in : Tanis , Tomb of Psusennes I , Grave of Sheshonq I (l939)
Period : Third Intermediate Period
Reign of : Sheshonq I
Dynasty: XXI
Belonged_to: Sheshonq I
Archeologist : Pierre Montet
This pectoral , belonging to King Sheshonq I , was found in the Tomb of Psusennes I in Tanis . Made from gold and decorated with glass paste , the pendant depicts a solar boat bearing in the center a lapis lazuli sun disc and decorated at either side with the lotus and papyrus flowers , the plants of Upper and Lower Egypt . The sun disc is flanked by a winged goddess at each end: Maat , the goddess of justice , wearing the sun disk and ostrich plume on her head and Hathor , wearing cow's horns and a sun disk in red . Each of them holds a plume in one hand and a hieroglyph in the other comprising of the 'Nefer' sign , the Udjat eye , and the neb basket . There is a thick line of lapis lazuli filled with stars , representing the starry sky . Over the frame stands a gold falcon at each corner , wearing the double crown of Upper and Lower Egypt on their heads .
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