Heart scarab of Queen Mernua
623–568 B.C.
FindspotMeroe, Sudan
Medium/TechniqueDark green stone
DimensionsOverall: 2.3 x 4 x 5.8 cm (7/8 x 1 9/16 x 2 5/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number23.1398
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Meroe, South Cemetery, S 85, tomb of Queen Mernua. March, 1923: Excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.
