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Item number M3.232 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
Item number M3.232 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Figure depicting the Ib, or the heart, in dark grey stone. The figure has a protrusion at the top with three grooves running parallel from front to back and the remainder of the figure has the shape of a vase with a rounded base and a handle-like protrusion on each side.
It replaced the human heart which was removed from the mummy, and insured its endurance. Neith protected the heart until its resurrection according to the inscriptions found upon some of the larger hearts. (The heart was also called ab or hati.)
The van Haersolte Collection
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It replaced the human heart which was removed from the mummy, and insured its endurance. Neith protected the heart until its resurrection according to the inscriptions found upon some of the larger hearts. (The heart was also called ab or hati.)
Figure depicting the Ib, or the heart, in dark grey stone. The figure has a protrusion at the top with three grooves running parallel from front to back and the remainder of the figure has the shape of a vase with a rounded base and a handle-like protrusion on each side.
The van Haersolte Collection
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