Scarab With Wings
date: label: Accession Date
content: 1885
name: label: Donor Name
content: Dr. George W. Samson
label: Site Name
content: Thebes
notes: label: Notes
content: Blue faience winged heart scarab, 3 pcs.
label: Notes
content: From NMNH Exhibit Hall "Eternal Life in Ancient Egypt" label for this artifact, 2011: Winged heart scarab, c. 400-200 BC. This object was once attached to a mummy's bead shroud. The winged scarab kept the heart from testifying against the deceased.
label: Record Last Modified
content: 30 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: 015645
label: USNM Number
content: A74572-0
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Scarab