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Heart scarab of Shabaka
Nubian
Napatan Period, reign of Shabaka
698–690 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, el-Kurru, Ku 16
Medium/Technique
Stone
Dimensions
Length x width: 9 × 7 cm (3 9/16 × 2 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.301
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Scarabs and scaraboids
DescriptionGreen stone heart scarab of King Shabaka, with ten lines of inscription on base. Perfect.
ProvenanceFrom el-Kurru, Ku. 16 (tomb of Tanwetamani). 1919: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Sudan.
(Accession date: March 1, 1920)
(Accession date: March 1, 1920)