British Museum — Department of Egypt and Sudan · jewelry
amulet
Description
Glazed composition human-headed heart amulet: the pale blue inlaid heron on the purple blue upper surface is symbolic of the sun god and so has connotations of daily birth or renewal. The flat turquoise green underside bears in black the hieroglyphic text of Chapter 30B of the 'Book of the Dead', more often found on heart scarabs, which bound the heart to silence… View more about description
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
· hieroglyphic
· Middle Egyptian
· on base
English description
Note: Black.
Cross-references (2)
- BM-Object Y_EA29440 tier-2
- BM-Registration 1897,0511.156 tier-2
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