Scarab
- Accession Number
- EC853
- Current Location
- In storage
- Object Type
- Scarab, seal, scaraboid, intaglio and similar objects, Scarab, Heart scarab
- Material
- Faience
- Measurements
- Length: 44mm | Width: 32mm | Depth: 17mm
- Number of Elements
- 1
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Licensing details
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- Description
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1 large black stone heart scarab, inscribed with a Chapter from the 'Book of the Dead'.
- Previous Owner
- Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
- Acquisition
- Assumed long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
- Language
- Egyptian
- Script
- Hieroglyphic
- Last modified: 08 Mar 2021