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Egyptian Jewelry in Ancient Times

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Ancient Egyptian Jewelry - Breast Jewels

	Splendid Pectoral Jewel
	Splendid pectoral jewel or breast ornament placed upon the bossoms of the dead. Made of lapis-lazuli and gold, with a vulture and uraeus placed side by side and above them is a hawk with extended wings and in his claws are seals which are emblems of eternity.
	Golden Hawk
	Golden hawk which may have been part of another breast jewel. The hawk has a rams head, with a necklace about its throat and in its talons grasps a pair of seals, the symbol of reproduction and eternity.
	Golden Hawk with Wings That Forms A Large Crescent
	Golden hawk which may have been part of a pectoral jewel. The wings of this hawk forms a large crescent.