Scarab
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1886
name: label: Donor Name
content: U.S. National Museum
label: Site Name
content: Thebes
notes: label: Notes
content: From draft NMNH Exhibit Hall "Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt" label for this artifact, 2011; note that artifact was ultimately not used in the exhibit: Amulets were tucked into the mummy's wraps—they are believed to ward off evil and bring good luck. Each type was positioned according to instructions in the Egyptian Book of the Dead. Heart scarab amulet; stood for transformation and rebirth.
label: Notes
content: Heart scarab, gray stone. Typical, Late Period, 26th dynasty to Ptolemaic.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 31 Jul 2020
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Qena, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: Archaeology
culture: label: Culture
content: Ancient Egyptian
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content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 017462
label: USNM Number
content: A126837-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Scarab