Heart amulet
Egyptian
Late Period
664–332 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Tell Nabasha, Body A, Tomb 23
Dimensions
Overall: 2.2 x 1 cm (7/8 x 3/8 in.)
Accession Number
87.671.22
Medium or Technique
Porphyritic volcanic rock
Not On View
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Classifications
Heart amulet made of a brownish-speckled stone. One of sixty beads and amulets from the wrappings of a single mummy. (Body A, Tomb 23).
Provenance
From Tell Nabasha, Tomb 23, body A. 1886, excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the EEF by the Egyptian government; presented to the MFA at EEF fifth annual general meeting; sent over June 1, 1887. (Accession date: January 1, 1887)
Credit Line
Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription