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"The ""Gold of Honour"" is a prestigious reward, mainly in the form of gold collars, which ancient Egyptian officials received from their king. The study analyses the archaeological, iconographic and inscriptional evidence for the reward in the New Kingdom. It explores the reasons why the officials were honoured and how the kings distributed their favours. The Gold of Honour emerges as a status symbol of king-centred, as opposed to role-based, ranking in society."

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An important study, and one which will be of particular interest to students and scholars working in this specific subject area.'--Robert Partridge Ancient Egypt Magazine Issue 55 (01/01/0001)

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Susanne Binder teaches at Macquarie University, Sydney. She is the editor of the Bulletin of the Australian Centre for Egyptology (BACE) and member of the archaeological mission associated with the Macquarie Theban Tombs Project.

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