Large Egyptian Shist Heart Scarab, c. 900 B.C.
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Large Egyptian Shist Heart Scarab, c. 900 B.C.
Finely carved with incised details and flat back.Heart scarabs:one of the most important amulets, one or more being placed on the upper torso of nearly all mummies. The Egyptians regarded the heart as the seat of intelligence, emotion and memory.
Size:5.8 cm L - 2 5/16”
Material:Serpentine
Provenance: Dutch private collection. Acquired in an Amsterdam art gallery in the 1980s
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Finely carved with incised details and flat back.Heart scarabs:one of the most important amulets, one or more being placed on the upper torso of nearly all mummies. The Egyptians regarded the heart as the seat of intelligence, emotion and memory.
Size:5.8 cm L - 2 5/16”
Material:Serpentine
Provenance: Dutch private collection. Acquired in an Amsterdam art gallery in the 1980s
Worldwide shipping is included in the price.
Comes with a Certificate of Authenticity
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Execllent condition, intact
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Large Egyptian Shist Heart Scarab, c. 900 B.C.
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