Title: Heart Scarab Gold Amulet

 

Dimensions (cm): 6.9x4.9x2.5

 

Artist: Julia Catalano

 

Editor:  

 

Region: Middle-East

 

Description:

Heart Scarabs became popular in the early New Kingdom and remained in use until the Third Intermediate Period. The base of the scarab is carved with hieroglyphics which name the deceased and some or all of spell 30B from the Egyptian Book of the Dead.