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Heart Scarab
Nubian
Napatan Period, Dynasty 25
760–660 B.C.
Findspot: Sudan, Nubia, Nuri, Pyramid XLI
Medium/Technique
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 3.9 x 6.1 cm (1 9/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number20.644
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CollectionsJewelry, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Scarabs and scaraboids
DescriptionHard, dark green stone, polished; twelve horizontal lines of hieroglyphics on face; perfect condition. Heart scarab of "King's Mother" (Queen) Maletaral I (?)
ProvenanceFrom Nubia, Nuri. 1920: 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.
Findspot Information: Found in the Tomb of Queen Maranahan (Pyramid XLI at Nuri).
Findspot Information: Found in the Tomb of Queen Maranahan (Pyramid XLI at Nuri).