Currently not on view
Heart Scarab of a General,
1390–1069 BCE, possibly as late as 525 BCE
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Late 18th Dynasty to 20th Dynasty, ca. 1550–1070 BCE | possibly as late as 26th Dynasty, Late Period, 712–332 BCE
y1930-499
Information
Title
Heart Scarab of a General
Dates
1390–1069 BCE, possibly as late as 525 BCE
Medium
Black basalt
Dimensions
2.9 x 6.7 x 4.8 cm (1 1/8 x 2 5/8 x 1 7/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of William C. Hayes, Class of 1924
Object Number
y1930-499
Place Made
Africa, Egypt, Thebes
Inscription
See Chapter 30B of the Book of the Dead: The Chapter of the Heart Scarab.
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Subject
From Thebes, Egypt; acquired by William C. Hayes, Class of 1924, possibly during the Metropolitan Museum of Art excavations at Thebes (Hayes active 1927-1931); given to the Musum in 1930 by Hayes.
