lionofchaeronea:

Broad collar with falcon heads, belonging to an ancient Egyptian noblewoman named Senebtisi.  Made of faience, gold, carnelian, and turquoise.  Artist unknown; ca. 1850-1775 BCE (late 12th or early 13th Dynasty).  From Senebtisi’s tomb, part of the funerary complex of the vizier Senusret at Lisht, Egypt; now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art.

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