18k Gold Ankh Pendant Banebdjedet Dechainee by Melaine Delon

Dechainee by Melaine Delon

Dimensions: 27 x 22 x 12 cm

Depth: 30cm / 12 inches

she appears after the births of the first three kings of the Fifth Dynasty to prophesy their future as rulers of Egypt

Height - 15cm

18k Gold Ankh Pendant Banebdjedet Dechainee by Melaine DelonHand made in Egypt with love! The Ankh is one of the most recognizable symbols from ancient Egypt, known as "the key of life" or the "cross of life", and dating from the Early Dynastic Period (c. 3150 2613 BCE). It is a cross with a loop at the top sometimes ornamented with symbols or decorative flourishes but most often simply a plain gold cross. The symbol is an Egyptian hieroglyph for "life" or "breath of life" (`nh = ankh) and, as the Egyptians