Photo © The Israel Museum, Jerusalem |
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Heart scarab in the shape of the hieroglyph “heart” with a scarab in relief on one side and the standard heart-scarab spell on the other
Egypt 15th-14th century BCE Black Phyllite 6.7 x 4.6 x 2.2 cm Harry Stern Collection, bequest of Kurt Stern, London Accession number: 76.18.273 |
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The back is decorated with a scarab in relief. 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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