Necklace with nefer pendants

“Tiny gold amulets in the form of the nefer sign decorate this necklace. In ancient Egyptian, the word nefer means ‘beautiful.’ Small nefer amulets like this were not worn alone, but usually were strung in concentric rows in elaborate broad collars. The fish and poppy flower amulets were carved from carnelian.“ (Jennifer Wegner, label text, “Sacred Adornment: Jewelry as Belief in Ancient Egypt”)