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Pectoral decorated with the vulture of Upper Egypt. Gold cloisonne inlaid with glass paste. Tukankhamen, by Christiane Desroches Noblecourt, page 177. <br> The vulture was the symbol of Upper Egypt. Pharaohs wore the uraeus (cobra) and the head of a vulture on their foreheads as symbols of royal protection. The goddess Nekhbet was also portrayed as a vulture.

0965757 - Pectoral decorated with the vulture of Upper Egypt. Gold cloisonne inlaid with glass paste. Tukankhamen, by Christiane Desroches Noblecourt, page 177.
The vulture was the symbol of Upper Egypt. Pharaohs wore the uraeus (cobra) and the head of a vulture on their foreheads as symbols of royal protection. The goddess Nekhbet was also portrayed as a vulture.

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