Heart "Ib" Amulet
date: label: Accession Date
content: 15 Jul 1997
label: Collection Date
content: 1955 to 1956
name: label: Collector
content: Walter J. Clark
label: Donor Name
content: Walter J. Clark
notes: label: Notes
content: AMULET IS CARVED FROM VEINED STONE MATERIAL IN BROWN & LIGHT GREY. ROUNDED TRIANGULAR SHAPE HAS 2 FLANGES AT SIDES, FLARES TO RECTANGULAR PYRAMIDAL BASE, THEN NARROWS INTO SMALLER, FLAT RECTANGULAR BASE.
label: Notes
content: A very good example. Has incised lines across it to mimic ties.
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. Ib amulet; protected the heart.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 12 Jul 2017
label: Specimen Count
content: 1
place: label: Place
content: Cairo (purchased here), Lower 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: 409928
label: USNM Number
content: A553328-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Amulet
physicalDescription: label: Length - Object
content: 2.8 cm
label: Width - Object
content: 1.7 cm
label: Height - Object
content: 1.3 cm