TAA i.1.256.qqq.1

256, QQQ. PECTORAL - Gold inlaid (See 256 4.D) (1)

POSITION:

Pectoral: thorax, left low side, suspended from neck.

Pendant: below nape of neck (see group 4 E) and 4.D).

DIMENSIONS:

Pectoral: Max. H. 9.0 cents.; Max. W. 9.5 cents.

Pendant: Total L. 3.5 cents.

DESCRIPTION:

A ḫpr-beetle with full spread circular wings, supporting with fore-legs and 

wings a lunar-disc (ỉʿḥ of ? Thoth); holds in its posterior-legs the plural 

signs [ 𓂀 ] (plain gold) and the ḥb festival symbol; which would seem 

to be a play upon the King's name: ỉʿḥ-ḫprw-ḥb instead of 

Rʿ-ḫprw-n-b.

Head, prothorax, elytra, fore and hinder-legs, lapis lazuli inlaid.

ḥb-symbol - carnelean^sic and dark blue glass (lapis), centre gold.

Wings: 'Primaries' - lapis lazuli, field between tips of feathers carnelean^sic.

'Secondaries' - lapis lazuli tipped with carnelean^sic.

'Alula' or 'Bastard wing' - as 'Primaries'.

'Wing coverts' - turquoise coloured glass tipped with carnelean^sic.

'Lesser wing coverts' - carnelean^sic.