Scarab
date: label: Accession Date
content: 15 Feb 1963
name: label: Donor Name
content: Mortimer Clarke
notes: label: Notes
content: Remnants of green glaze on occasional edges.The face has cows ears and tiny cows horns; on bottom has cartouche of Ramesses III.
label: Notes
content: From NMNH Exhibit Hall "Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt" label for this artifact, 2011: 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: Record Last Modified
content: 10 Jul 2017
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Egypt, Africa
topic: label: Topic
content: Archaeology
culture: label: Culture
content: Ancient Egyptian
setName: label: See more items in
content: Anthropology
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: NMNH - Anthropology Dept.
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 245919
label: USNM Number
content: A435203-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Scarab