Vulture Pectoral
Description
Funerary pectoral in the shape of a vulture. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1425 B.C. Gold sheet. Maximum H. 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.); Maximum W. 37.3 cm (14 11/16 in.); Th. 0.1–0.13 mm (1/250–1/200 in.). From: Tomb of the Three Foreign Wives of Thutmose III, Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, Wadi D, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Subject: Birds. Credit: Fletcher Fund, 1919.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A gold vulture-shaped pectoral/ornament with outstretched wings spread across a horizontal bar, showing a standing vulture figure centered and facing forward.
The object is a gold sheet relief forming a stylized vulture with a human-like face and a beak at the top center. The vulture’s wings extend left and right, each wing formed by layered feather rows indicated by incised lines and scalloped edges. Along the torso and chest there are clearly rendered feather scales. Small, rounded ornament elements hang near the lower sides (possibly attachments or decorative parts). The lower edge of the figure flares like a skirt of feathers. No clearly legible hieroglyphs, cartouches, or non-Egyptian scripts are visible in the image. No attached stone settings or enamel are clearly discernible; the visible surface appears uniformly gold.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116235292 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 26.8.105 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 548450 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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