Funerary Pectoral ca. 1295-664 B.C. New Kingdom, Ramesside-Third Intermediate Period Pectorals for mortuary use often took the form of a pylon (the gateway into a temple) or shrine, as this one does. The top edge is shaped like a cornice, with a block border frame on each side. At the bottom is a horizontal register containing zigzag lines, indicating a band of water. Atop this floats a papyrus skiff in which two women stand, their arms upraised in a gesture of both adoration and protection. These can be identified as Isis and Nephthys, sisters of the god of the dead, Osiris. In Egyptian mythology, Osiris was killed by his jealous brother Seth, then resurrected through the efforts of his sisters, who are often seen guarding his body. The hole in the center would have held a "heart" scarab (see for example 36.3.2), which is one form taken by the sun at dawn. The reverse of the pectoral reinforces this symbolism: two figures of the pectoral's owner, the scupltor of Amun, Iuner, identifie

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Funerary Pectoral ca. 1295-664 B.C. New Kingdom, Ramesside-Third Intermediate Period Pectorals for mortuary use often took the form of a pylon (the gateway into a temple) or shrine, as this one does. The top edge is shaped like a cornice, with a block border frame on each side. At the bottom is a horizontal register containing zigzag lines, indicating a band of water. Atop this floats a papyrus skiff in which two women stand, their arms upraised in a gesture of both adoration and protection. These can be identified as Isis and Nephthys, sisters of the god of the dead, Osiris. In Egyptian mythology, Osiris was killed by his jealous brother Seth, then resurrected through the efforts of his sisters, who are often seen guarding his body. The hole in the center would have held a "heart" scarab (see for example 36.3.2), which is one form taken by the sun at dawn. The reverse of the pectoral reinforces this symbolism: two figures of the pectoral's owner, the scupltor of Amun, Iuner, identifie

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