So being that I'm a girly girl, I of course picked the Pectoral of Senusret II as my topic for this week. I love jewlery myself, especially the really big kind that can sometimes look a little tacky! Haha well anyways, I found this piece to be really beautiful and interesting. The detail is incredible, and I love the gold lining because it makes everything pop (there is a much better pic in your book!). I find it fascinating that these people from soooo many years ago were able to create such intricate jewlery. In the picture above, you can see the Two Horus falcons perched on the base, and above their heads is a pair of coiled cobras, symbols of Ra, wearing the ankh, the symbol of life. I think people who design jewlery today actually may have gotten inspiration from pieces like this, because big jewlery like this is very popular today and the concepts are very similar to the Pectoral of Senusret II.
1 comment:
I analyzed the same piece for my blog and I agree that it is a beautiful piece. It is good to read your analysis and then compare it to mine. I agree with you that a lot of jewelry pieces we see today are influenced by ancient jewelry such as this piece.
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