Cartouche Pewter Pendant Necklace

The Cartouch

The cartouch is an ancient Egyptian design that honors the name inscribed within it. It symbolizes the power that is in a name as well as the respect in which it is held. To surround a name with a line symbolizes the protective force that envelops it. The name symbolizes the person and the cartouch protects the name.

Most Egyptian cartouches surround the names of Gods and those of Pharaohs, who were seen as the incarnation of the Sun God Ra To carry such a cartouch might be seen as à way of respecting the force of the Gods, the Earthly Powers, one's fellow humans, and oneself.

Pewter Cartouche pendant on a black cord.  

Made by Nirvana LLC.