Heart.Scarab

Title

Heart.Scarab

Identifier

Description

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.

Date

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

Format

Dimensions: L: 38 mm W: 30 mm

Coverage

Africa Egypt

Creator

Wilson, Robert

Relation

stone basalt (green)

Contributor

Wilson, Robert

UUID

39fa2674-c0bc-4b85-9e30-a04f84a1fc80

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