From that moment on, the figure of the heart pursued me. It quickly dawned on me that the symmetrical shape is a far cry from the ungainly lumpish organ inside us. That day, I noticed the heart’s two upper lobes and its V-shaped bottom point as if I were seeing them for the first time. I was particularly attracted to a heart-shaped brooch ( below, one of the heart brooches from the hoard). In 2011, I went to the British Museum in London to see a collection of 15th-century artifacts, which included gold coins and jewelry that were part of the Fishpool Hoard found in England in 1966. Historian Marilyn Yalom tells us how the anatomical organ became the symbol that we all know today. But we also know the real heart looks nothing like it. We see the familiar symbol everywhere - in text messages, signs, cakes, clothing, and more. ![]() Illustration from The Romance of Alexander, Bodleian Library, Oxford, England. Jehan de Grise and his workshop, "The Heart Offering," 1338-1344.
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