This vibrant ancient Egyptian cartonnage, known as a usekh or wesekh collar and formed of layers of papyrus or linen, would have adorned a mummified body.
Dating from around the Late period (664-332BC), it features a winged scarab beetle, representing the god Khepri (a manifestation of the sun-god Ra) and a network of semi-circular rows depicting various shapes, including lotus flowers, circular rosettes and petal-shaped leaves.