This beautiful pendant illustrates the throne name of King Tutankhamun, “Neb- kheprew-re.” The central element is the scarab “Khepri” made of a fine piece of lapis lazuli, and three strokes of plural “sign in hieroglyphs” below it.
The wings that are often added to the scarab represents
nt Re, the god of the rising sun. They sweep round to form an almost complete circle, enveloping the royal name and offering it divine protection.
From Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62), Valley of the Kings, West Thebes. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo.
