Heart.Scarab

The scarab beetle was the symbol of the god Khopri and represeented new life and resurrection. Ordinary scarabs, or paste or stone, were simply seals and were worn as amulets by everybody in later times. Scarabs were also used as amulets on mummies after the New Kingdom, placed on the body and within the wrappings. perhaps the most important was the heart scarab which was placed on the breast. It carried on its under-surface an exhortation to the heart not to act as a hostile witness against the deceased when it was in the balance in the Judgement Hall of Osiris.

Wilson, Robert

Dates: Early: -1539 Late: -404 Period: New.Kingdom ?

Wilson, Robert

stone basalt (green)

Dimensions: L: 38 mm W: 30 mm

Africa Egypt