egypt-museum:Gold Inlaid Pectoral of Queen Ahhotep IThis inlaid pectoral is in the shape of a shrine
egypt-museum:Gold Inlaid Pectoral of Queen Ahhotep IThis inlaid pectoral is in the shape of a shrine. Its base is decorated with wavy lines in reference to the primeval water. It is protected by two falcons.In the center of a boat, King Ahmose I is shown with the gods Ra and Amun. The two gods are pouring water on the king in the purification process during the coronation ceremony.Second Intermediate Period, 17th Dynasty, ca. 1560-1530 BC. From Dra’ Abu el-Naga’, West Thebes. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 4683 -- source link