Decode the mystery of the Egyptian mummy collar

A colorful collar draped over an ancient mummy dating back to 2,300 years with mysterious figures symbolizing the immortal soul of mummies in ancient Egyptian beliefs.

This collar is also very pristine found in an Egyptian tomb in the Thebes region (Luxor today). The collar was called 'Wesekhs ' by ancient Egyptians, made of beads from when the wearer was still alive. But when this person dies, the collar will be painted with paste material and used for the mummy.

The collar of an ancient mummy with a falcon on the symbol of Horus and the falcon above shows the immortal soul of the dead mummy

The collar of a 2,300-year-old mummy found at Thebes has countless pictures with vivid colors, designs and images showing the complex religious elements of ancient Egypt. Among them is the god Horus represented by two falcon wearing a red sun crown at the top corner, and at the center of the center is a human-headed bird (called Ba bird) representing The immortal soul of the mummy has died.

Besides the strange collar, the team also found a mummy-shaped piece of clay covered with papyrus with the same color as the collar, the content of a man writing about Padihorwer and is a prophet of the desert (graveyard).

The clay-shaped seal refers to the occupation and wealth of the dead

In ancient times, Padihorwer was a funeral man, a profession that could bring wealth. So, this person is often buried and embalmed differently from ordinary people. The garishly decorated collar will show the prosperous work and the person who was embalmed at that time was quite wealthy.