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Painting of a pectoral amulet from the Tomb of Nebamun and Ipuki

Detail of a painting from the Tomb of Nebamun and Ipuki, TT 181 in the Tombs of the Nobles at Thebes. Detail of a pectoral decorated with three protective symbols. The heart is depicted in the center, with djed-symbol on the right and tit-amulet known also as 'Girdle of Isis' on the left. The former was a symbol of endurance and resurrection while the latter provided the deceased with protection.

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Image keywords

1. Africa
2. African culture
3. ancient
4. ancient cultures
5. Ancient Egyptian
6. archaeological site
7. close-up view
8. cultural artifacts
9. damaged
10. Egypt
11. Egyptian

1. Egyptian Eighteenth Dynasty
2. Egyptian New Kingdom
3. fine art
4. fresco painting
5. Funerary art
6. history
7. Mediterranean
8. Middle East
9. Middle Eastern culture
10. mural painting
11. nobody

1. North African culture
2. Northern Africa
3. painting
4. pectoral ornament
5. Qina governorate
6. Thebes
7. Tomb of Nebamun and Ipuky
8. Tombs of the Nobles
9. UNESCO World Heritage Site
10. visual arts
11. wall painting

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