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Heart scarab

664–525 B.C
FindspotGiza, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueSerpentine
DimensionsLegacy dimension: Length: 0.048
Width: 3.36cm Thickness: 2.43cm
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number29.1404
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, Giza: G 7652A, Room VIII [Excav. date] April 28,1929: Excavated by the Harvard University–Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.
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