Akhenaten Egyptian Cartouche Necklace Various Colurs

Beautiful ceramic reproductions of the Egyptian Cartouche of Pharaoh Akhenaten, who ruled alongside his wife, Queen Nefertiti, during the 18th Dynasty (around 1300 BC). Dynasty (around 1300 BC).

The pendants are strung onto adjustable cords and measure approximately 1-5/8'' long by 7/8'' wide by 3/16'' thick ( 39mm x 23mm x 4mm).

Ancient Egyptian Cartouches:'Cartouche' is actually a French word meaning 'gun cartridge'. When Napoleon's soldiers were in Egypt, they nicknamed this shape 'cartouche' because it reminded them of the shape of their gun cartridges, or bullets. At the time, people could not read the hieroglyphic writing, so they did not know that the cartouche surrounded the name of the pharaoh. 'Cartouche' became so commonly used that it has remained the standard name for the shape around the name of an Egyptian pharaoh or queen.