Heart scarab

Description

Heart scarab, black siltstone or mud stone, inscribed with the heart spell (30B) from the Book of the Dead, but with the owner's names and titles omitted: Ancient Egyptian, New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, c.1295-1186 BC

Museum reference

A.1956.52

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Heart scarab

Production information

Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

19th Dynasty, New Kingdom, Ancient Egyptian

Materials

Siltstone, Mudstone

Collection place(s)

Egypt, Northern Africa

Exhibitions

• Ancient Egypt Rediscovered (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

• The Tomb

On display

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