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Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art: Heart as Amulet

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Heart as Amulet

Medium: Carnelian
Dates: 664-332 B.C.
Period: Late Period
Dimensions: 9/16 x 3/8 x 7/8 in. (1.5 x 0.9 x 2.2 cm)
Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Special Exhibitions, Egyptian Galleries, 3rd Floor
Accession Number: 16.580.31
Credit Line: Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father Charles Edwin Wilbour
Image: Front, 16.580.31_front_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2009

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