Nekhau Fish Pendant Saints & Ritual red enamel option

red enamel option

this charm carries salt

it pairs particularly well with charms from our Bonaparte and Museum collections

these small rounds will release a series of “doves” that many interpret to mean peace and blessings upon those who discover them

a roaring lion in the bottom-right

Nekhau Fish Pendant Saints & Ritual red enamel optionCatfish once swam belly up in the great river Nile, a strange behavior replicated first along temple walls, and then crafted by the ancients into pendants of beaten gold. These nekhau amulets promised regeneration, gifted to young girls to attach vertically at the end of their intricate braids as a protection against drowning, and a reminder life continues on. Materials & Dimensions 14k plated gold over brass; jump ring 1. 5 length; 0. 75 width