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| Egyptian turquoise Image via Facebook post 2016 |
Astounding!
When I first saw this image I was amazed by the size of this necklace pendant. This image was first posted on Facebook by someone who was interested if anyone knew the origins of the piece. I responded with, 'Egyptian royalty.'
When I first began my formal research about Indigenous Adornment, or Navajo, Pueblo turquoise and beliefs, I found that indeed turquoise is a global gem used by a plethora of diverse cultural people. It is true that the upper class, or royalty of ancient Egypt wore or 'adorned' themselves with the beautiful blue hues of turquoise, and gold. This is so interesting to me because clearly this stone was given value via monetary status, and thus only the Pharaoh and his court could wear this stone. Yet, for the Navajo and Pueblo this stone was essential to all people.
The fact that turquoise was wore by ancient Egyptians includes many parallels, but there are so many more differences in why the two cultural people used turquoise. In the end the stone has helped to create more stories even into the 21st century.
Blessings
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