Pectoral of Sibastety
New Kingdom, Ramesside
Pectorals were items of elite jewelry, often made of precious metal inlaid with semi-precious stones (for an example, see the pectoral of Sithathoryunet, 16.1.3a, b). This shrine-shaped pectoral, belonging to an artisan who helped build or decorate the New Kingdom royal tombs in the Valley of the Kings, is made of wood, and thus was most likely made specifically for a mortuary context. On one side is a human-headed bird, representing an aspect of the person known as the ba. On the reverse is a winged figure of the goddess Isis (identified by the throne hieroglyph on her head, which spells her name).
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