A few days ago I went to an Exhibition about the Egyptian King Tutankhamun's Tomb and Treasures in Dublin. I was struck by the incredibly intricate jewellery this teenage king was buried with - several ornate filigree pectorals around his mummified neck and nearly 150 protective amulets, necklaces, rings and artifacts, all made of gold and semi-precious stones. This Egyptian caught on to the Statement Necklace trend nearly 3000 years before the rest of us! You can see in the third and fourth pictures, Vultures were a predominant theme, this is because they were the symbol of the Protector of Pharaoh, the Goddess of the Heavens, Nekhbet.
His tomb is also protected by some pretty hot ladies - like this confusing-booby-lion-Goddess Sekhmet, and the Goddess Isis wearing the most fabulous asymmetrical pleated maxi dress - trend much Ancient Egypt?!
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