Photo © The Israel Museum, Jerusalem |
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Heart Scarab bearing a standard spell requesting the heart not to testify against its owner during the weighing of the heart ceremony
Egypt 15th century BCE Green phyliite, gold paint 6.6 x 5.3 x 3.8 cm Harry Stern Collection, bequest of Kurt Stern, London Accession number: 76.18.307 |
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The scarab's back is decorated with painted gold stripes. The base is inscribed with spell 30B of the Book of the Dead. Publications: Ben-Tor, Daphna, The Scarab, A Reflection of Ancient Egypt, The Israel Museum, Jerusalem, 1989 Exhibition: The Scarab: A Reflection of Ancient Egypt Digital presentation of this object was made possible by: The Ridgefield Foundation, New York, in memory of Henry J. and Erna D. Leir |
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