Atlantis pendant (25-sp925)
Sterling silver pendant on sterling silver snake chain. Adaption of ancient Egyptian ring amulet.
Discovered in 1860, in the Valley of the Kings by the Marquis dÆAgrain, the original ring (from which the pendant is derived) was made of clay. The ring was over a thousand years old but it was only in 1922 that its reputation came to light. The explorer, Howard Carter, had been entrusted with the safe keeping of the ring and he and Lord Carnarvon were excavating archaeological sites when they discovered TutankhamunÆs tomb. The tomb entrance bore the warning of a curse on whomever violated it. They both entered the tomb and revealed its magnificent contents to the world. Legend states that Carter was saved by the ring he wore, from the curse of Tutankhamun, making him the sole survivor of a group of 19 people who all died within the year following the discovery of the sarcophagus.
Diameter of pendant: 24mm. Chain length: 18 inch (45cm)
Supplied in a satin and velvet-lined gift box.
Discovered in 1860, in the Valley of the Kings by the Marquis dÆAgrain, the original ring (from which the pendant is derived) was made of clay. The ring was over a thousand years old but it was only in 1922 that its reputation came to light. The explorer, Howard Carter, had been entrusted with the safe keeping of the ring and he and Lord Carnarvon were excavating archaeological sites when they discovered TutankhamunÆs tomb. The tomb entrance bore the warning of a curse on whomever violated it. They both entered the tomb and revealed its magnificent contents to the world. Legend states that Carter was saved by the ring he wore, from the curse of Tutankhamun, making him the sole survivor of a group of 19 people who all died within the year following the discovery of the sarcophagus.
Diameter of pendant: 24mm. Chain length: 18 inch (45cm)
Supplied in a satin and velvet-lined gift box.
£42.99 + Postage & Packaging @ £3.00
