ID: 700000160 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/cona/700000160	Record Type: Movable Work
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Pectoral and Necklace of Sithathoryunet with the Name of Senwosret II (pectoral; unknown ancient Egyptian, for princess Sithathoryunet ; reign of Senwosret II, ca. 188...)

Note: The cloisonné pectoral is inlaid with 372 carefully cut pieces of semiprecious stones. The focus of the pectoral is the throne name of King Senwosret II. It was found among the jewelry of Princess Sit-hathor-yunet in her underground tomb beside the pyramid of Senwosret II. Jewelry worn by royal women during the Middle Kingdom was symbolic of concepts and myths surrounding Egyptian royalty. Jewelry imbued a royal woman with superhuman powers and thus enabled her to support the king in his role as guarantor of divine order on earth.

Titles:

Pectoral and Necklace of Sithathoryunet with the Name of Senwosret II (preferred,C,U,RP,English-P,U,U)

Pectoral with the Name of Senwosret II (C,U,BT,English,U,U)

Catalog Level: item

Work Types:

pectoral (jewelry) [300211902] (preferred)

..... (Objects Facet, Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name), Costume (hierarchy name), costume (mode of fashion), costume accessories, worn costume accessories, jewelry, <jewelry by location>, jewelry worn around the neck or on the upper body)

Classifications:

costume / clothing (preferred)

jewelry / ornament

Ancient Egyptian art

decorative arts

Creation Date: reign of Senwosret II, ca. 1887–1878 BCE

Creator Display:

unknown ancient Egyptian, for princess Sithathoryunet [preferred,VP]

goldsmith unknown Ancient Egyptian (Ancient Egyptian cultural designation) [500202838]

owner Sithathoriunet, Princess (Ancient Egyptian princess, active ca. 1887-ca. 1813 BCE) [500337327]

Locations:

Discovery: Al Lāhūn [7001452] Al-Fayyūm governorate (governorate), Egypt (nation), Africa (continent), World (facet) (Geographic)

Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York City, New York state, United States) [500125157] Corporate Bodies (Corp. Body)

Repository Numbers: 89.4.2631 a,b

Credit Line: Purchase, Rogers Fund and Henry Walters Gift, 1916

Display Materials: Gold, carnelian, lapis lazuli, turquoise, garnet (pectoral); Gold, carnelian, lapis lazuli, turquoise, green feldspar (necklace)

	gold (metal) [300011021]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, metal, <metal by composition or origin>, nonferrous metal, <gold and gold alloy>)

	carnelian [300133223]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, mineral, quartz (mineral), chalcedony)

	feldspar [300011087]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, mineral)

	garnet (mineral) [300011097]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, mineral)

	turquoise (mineral) [300011164]
	.......(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material, mineral)

	cloisonné [300053778]
	.......(Activities Facet, Processes and Techniques (hierarchy name), <processes and techniques by specific type>, <additive and joining processes and techniques>, <surface covering processes and techniques>, coating (process), enameling)

Dimensions: L. of necklace (b): 82 cm (32 5/16 in.); H. of pectoral (a): 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.); W. 8.2 cm (3 1/4 in.)

Events:

discovery: From Egypt, Fayum Entrance Area, Lahun, Tomb of Sithathoryunet (BSA Tomb 8), BSAE excavations 1914

Cultures:

Ancient Egyptian (preferred)

Style/Period/Group/Movement:

	Middle Kingdom (Egyptian) [300020315] (preferred,N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Early Western World, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Egyptian (ancient), Egyptian periods)

	Twelfth Dynasty (Egyptian) [300020322] (N/A)
	.....(Styles and Periods Facet, Styles and Periods (hierarchy name), <styles| periods| and cultures by region>, Early Western World, Mediterranean (Early Western World), Egyptian (ancient), Egyptian periods, Middle Kingdom (Egyptian))

General Subject:

religion and mythology (preferred)

human figures

apparel

Specific Subjects:

	adornment (object genre) [300266794]
	.....(Objects Facet, Object Genres (hierarchy name), object genres (object classifications), <object genres by function>) (AAT)

	falcons (birds) [300250051]
	.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), Chordata (phylum), Vertebrata (subphylum), Aves (class), Falconiformes (order), Falconidae (family)) (AAT)

	water (inorganic material) [300011772]
	.....(Materials Facet, Materials (hierarchy name), materials (substances), <materials by composition>, inorganic material) (AAT)

	ankh [300010045]
	.....(Physical Attributes Facet, Design Elements (hierarchy name), design elements (attributes), motifs, crosses (motifs)) (AAT)

	life (biological concept) [300055134]
	.....(Associated Concepts Facet, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name), scientific concepts, biological concepts) (AAT)

	cobra (serpent) [300374917]
	.....(Agents Facet, Living Organisms (hierarchy name), living organisms (entities), Eukaryota (domain), Animalia (kingdom), Chordata (phylum), Vertebrata (subphylum), Reptilia (class), Squamata (order), Serpentes (suborder), Elapidae (family)) (AAT)

	Nekhbet [901000076]
	.....((Egyptian characters, Egyptian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Wadjet [901000077]
	.....((Egyptian characters, Egyptian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Heh [901000078]
	.....((Egyptian characters, Egyptian iconography, Legend, Religion, Mythology)) (ICON)

	Senwosret II (Ancient Egyptian king, ruled ca. 1844-1837 BCE) [500337326]
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

	Sithathoriunet, Princess (Ancient Egyptian princess, active ca. 1887-ca. 1813 BCE) [500337327]
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

Provenance: Excavated by Petrie at Lahun under the sponsorship of the British School of Archeology in Egypt, 1914. Received by Petrie in the division of finds. Purchased by the Museum from Petrie, 1916.

Inscriptions: hieroglyphic of the design reads: [the god of the rising sun grants life and dominion over all that the sun encircles for one million one hundred thousand years [i.e., eternity] to King Khakheperre [Senwosret II]

List/Hierarchical Position:

..... Movable Works

.......... Movable Works by class: decorative and utilitarian works

Sources and Contributors:
Pectoral and Necklace of Sithathoryunet with the Name of Senwosret II	........ [VP]
	........ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) accessed 28 February 2018
Pectoral with the Name of Senwosret II	........ [VP]
	........ Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-)

Subject: ....... [VP]

Note:
English	..... [VP]
	..... Metropolitan Museum of Art [online] (2001-) accessed 24 July 2005