Card/Transcription No.: 256uuu-1

256, UUU. PECTORAL - gold inlaid 1

POSITION:    
PECTORAL: thorax, low right side, suspended from neck.
PENDANT: below nape of neck (see group 4.E).

DIMENSIONS:
PECTORAL: Max. H. 8.5 cents.; Max. W. 9.0 cents.
Chain: L. 65 cents. = suspension 30 cents.
PENDANT: Max. L. 3.5 cents.

DESCRIPTION:
Solar-hawk with circular spread wings, supporting on head a
solar-disc (carnelian) and gold uraeus; holds in talons šn
symbols (gold inlaid with carnelian stone and turquoise blue
glass).
Body: (i.e. breast and abdomen) of open scale gold-work cage,
enclosing a (?)kind of green stone.
Head, chin and throat plain gold engraved.
Wings: 'primaries' - lapis lazuli, field between tips of feathers
carnelian
'Secondaries' - lapis lazuli tipped with carnelian.
'Alulae' or 'Bastard wings' - as 'primaries'
'Wing coverts' - lapis lazuli tipped with carnelian.
'Lesser coverts' - carnelean.
Tail - Retrices - chevrons of lapis lazuli and carnelian
alternate.