This pendant shows an ancient Egyptian creation myth. The fragrant blossom of the blue lotus rests on the surface of the water; it opens its petals as the sun rises and closes them again at nightfall. The sun god emerged from the flower as the first living being. Here, the figure appears to be on top of a lotus blossom, but we are meant to understand that he is inside the flower. The artist shows the god in the image of a king but as a child, seated with knees drawn up as in a hieroglyph, and wearing a braided sidelock. The tiny uraeus on his brow proclaims him as royalty, further illustrating the link between the king and the young sun god.