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Description : **Originally Listed At $200** Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom to Third Intermediate Period, ca. 1550 to 712 BCE. A large greenstone heart scarab with carved details of the head, wings, and legs, pierced laterally to be sewn into mummy wrappings or worn as a pendant. Heart scarabs are oval amulets that were used as personal protection, jewelry, and grave goods. In the Book of the Dead, they are prescribed to be made of stone, usually green stones, such as jasper, serpentine, and greenish basalt. A scarab like this one most likely would have been placed inside of a mummy's wrappings over its heart, which the ancient Egyptians believed to be the seat of the mind. After death, according to their beliefs, an individual's heart would be weighed against a feather by the jackal god Anubis before a panel of deities who waited at the gateway to the netherworld to judge the dead. If the heart was lighter than a feather, then the deceased could pass into the next life, if not, they would be devoured by a monster and cease to exist. Size: 1.5 L x 2 W x 0.6 H (3.8 cm x 5.1 cm x 1.5 cm) Provenance: private Matrisciano collection, California, USA All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #122532
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