Title: Vulture Pectoral
Object type: Funerary pectoral in the shape of a vulture
Date: ca. 1479–1425 B.C.
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Thutmose III
Medium: Gold sheet
Dimensions: 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.)
Credit line: Fletcher Fund, 1919
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, Wadi D Tomb of the Three Foreign Wives of Thutmose III   
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Birds