Pectoral (Ancient Egypt)

One type is attached with a nah necklace, suspended from the neck and lying on the breast.

A later form was attached as a brooch, with the thematic, iconographic function and statement outweighing its actual use as a piece of jewellery for adornment.

Statements in Egyptian language hieroglyphs were often the theme of famous pectorals, regardless of their actual use for adornment.

One famous complex pectoral for Amenemhat III has a statement of his rulership.

The discussion explains that the extended wings of the Vulture Goddess relate to "Lord of the Sky"-(pt), the Vulture Goddess, (but also implying the pharaoh is Lord of the Sky).

Senusret II 's pectoral, by 1878 BC. Hieroglyphs: Ankh , Huh (god) -(= millions ), Shen ring , scarab, Ra, Water Ripple, Sun-rising hieroglyph , uraeus
Brooch pectoral, with hieroglyphs: uraeus , mut , Djed pillar , shen ring , naos (shrine)
cartouche: adze, was scepter , sun disk , Maat hieroglyph , N-water ripple (n hieroglyph)
Amulet pendant from the tomb of Tutankhamun , with wadjet
Louvre statue with pectoral
Jewellery including the Pectoral of Amenemhat III