Necklace with breastplate in the name of Amenemhat III
Hanging from the necklace, composed of coral, gold and lapis lazuli beads, is a pectoral in the shape of an Egyptian throat chapel, inside which is reproduced the classic scene of the pharaoh slaughtering his enemies. Above is the vulture goddess Nekhbet, reproduced with outstretched wings, protecting the scene; the goddess clasps the hieroglyphic ankh (symbolising life) and the pillar djed (stability) in her claws and holds them out towards the ruler below; on both sides of the vulture's head one of the most characteristic divine epithets 'Lady of the Sky' is repeated twice, at the ends of the wings is written 'Ruler of the Two Lands'; Amenemhat is depicted twice while raising a mace against an enemy he is holding by the hair; the ruler wears the ibes wig cover and wears the usekh necklace, a bodice supported by a transverse brace and a short skirt with a multi-coloured sash; the enemy kneeling before him, identified by hieroglyphic signs as a representative of the Mentiu Setjet (Asiatic Bedouins), hands him his weapons in surrender.
