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0965779 - The king's pectoral decorated with the sacred eye flanked by the serpent goddess of the North and the vulture goddess of the South. Gold cloisonné with glass paste. Tukankhamen, by Christiane Desroches Noblecourt, page 187.
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.
©2003 Credit:Topham Picturepoint
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