Elvis Presley's Personally Owned Solid 18K/14K Yellow Gold & Blue Enamel Ankh Necklace W/Notarized Letter of Authenticity From Shirley Sumner - This solid 14k yellow gold Ankh necklace was personally owned by Elvis Presley. The necklace has a two-tiered solid 14k rope chain which holds an 18k yellow gold and deep navy blue enamel 2.25" Egyptian ankh pendant. On the second tier is a 1" cornicello pendant, an Italian amulet worn to protect against the evil eye and bad luck in general. Elvis was a deeply spiritual man, and is said to have struggled for most of his life to figure out what was his unique purpose in life. He often wore religious or spiritual symbols such as an ankh, a star of david and a cross, and joked "I don't want to be left out of heaven on a technicality." Elvis eventually gave this necklace to Mary Sumner, the wife of Stamps Quartet member J.D. Sumner. Sumner managed the Stamps Quartet before becoming their front man, and the group toured and recorded with Presley from November 1971 until Presley's death in 1977. Sumner not only sang at Elvis' funeral but had previously sung at the funeral of Elvis' mother, Gladys, in 1958. Mary Sumner later gave the necklace so her daughter Shirley Sumner Enoch, and the piece will be accompanied by a notarized letter of authenticity from Enoch. The necklace measures 30" in length. (WEIGHT: 32.9 grams)