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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.
Length: 0.059 m
Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1954) by Greg, Robert, Sir
Accession number: E.530.1954
Primary reference Number: 62600
Oldadmincategory: SC
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Antiquities
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Heart scarab" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/62600 Accessed: 2024-12-22 12:33:43
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