Gold Pendant with cartouche of Senwosret III (Acc. 5968)

Gold pendant in the shape of a shell, with a cartouche of Senwosret III (Kha-kau-re) soldered on in gold wire and a uraeus on each side of the cartouche. The back of the pendant is plain, with a small suspension loop.

2.0 x 2.1 cm 12th Dynasty el-Riqqa (Riqqeh), Middle Egypt Acquisition: Haworth, Mr Jesse (Donation)

Bibliography

Engelbach, R. "Riqqeh and Memphis VI" (BSAE, London, 1915)

Pg. 12 "I removed the arm-bones of the upper body, and on the chest I found the piece of jewellery shewn in the frontispiece, pl. i, no.1, which is part of a piece forming the name of Kha-kheper-ra, Senusert II, the beetle being winged and supported by lotus flowers. On carefully removing a little more of the dust from the chest, I found the gold shell no. 34. The cartouche of gold wire, which is soldered onto the shell, is of Kha-kau-ra, Senusert III, and has a ureaus on each side of the cartouche."

PL. I

Flinders Petrie (ed.) "Ancient Egypt" (Macmillan and Co., and BSAE, London and New York, 1914)

Pg. 3 On carefully removing a little more of the dust from the chest, I found the gold shell fig. 4. The cartouche of gold wire, which is soldered onto the shell, is of Kha-kau-ra, Senusert III, and has a ureaus on each side of the cartouche."