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Heart scarab: E.530.1954

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Current Location: In storage

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Description

Steatite heart scarab, inscribed on the base with the Heart Spell from the Book of the Dead, 10 lines of text. There are two additional lines of text on the pronotum. There are traces of orpiment (a yellow pigment) in the inscription.

Measurements and weight

Length: 0.059 m

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1954) by Greg, Robert, Sir

Materials used in production

Steatite

Techniques used in production

Carved

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.530.1954
Primary reference Number: 62600
Oldadmincategory: SC
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Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 12 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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