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<em>Heart Scarab</em>, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Stone (basalt?), 13/16 x 1 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (2 x 3.8 x 5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.488E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.488E_view01.jpg)
Heart Scarab, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Stone (basalt?), 13/16 x 1 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (2 x 3.8 x 5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.488E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.488E_view01.jpg)
<em>Heart Scarab</em>, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Stone (basalt?), 13/16 x 1 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (2 x 3.8 x 5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.488E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.488E_view01.jpg)

Heart Scarab, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Stone (basalt?), 13/16 x 1 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (2 x 3.8 x 5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.488E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.488E_view01.jpg)

<em>Heart Scarab</em>, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Stone (basalt?), 13/16 x 1 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (2 x 3.8 x 5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.488E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.488E_view02.jpg)

Heart Scarab, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Stone (basalt?), 13/16 x 1 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (2 x 3.8 x 5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.488E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.488E_view02.jpg)

<em>Heart Scarab</em>, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Stone (basalt?), 13/16 x 1 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (2 x 3.8 x 5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.488E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.488E_view03.jpg)

Heart Scarab, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Stone (basalt?), 13/16 x 1 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (2 x 3.8 x 5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.488E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.488E_view03.jpg)

<em>Heart Scarab</em>, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Stone (basalt?), 13/16 x 1 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (2 x 3.8 x 5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.488E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.488E_view04.jpg)

Heart Scarab, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Stone (basalt?), 13/16 x 1 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (2 x 3.8 x 5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.488E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.488E_view04.jpg)

<em>Heart Scarab</em>, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Stone (basalt?), 13/16 x 1 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (2 x 3.8 x 5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.488E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.488E_view05.jpg)

Heart Scarab, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Stone (basalt?), 13/16 x 1 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (2 x 3.8 x 5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.488E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.488E_view05.jpg)

<em>Heart Scarab</em>, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Stone (basalt?), 13/16 x 1 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (2 x 3.8 x 5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.488E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.488E_view06.jpg)

Heart Scarab, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Stone (basalt?), 13/16 x 1 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (2 x 3.8 x 5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.488E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.488E_view06.jpg)

<em>Heart Scarab</em>, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Stone (basalt?), 13/16 x 1 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (2 x 3.8 x 5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.488E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.488E_negA_bw.jpg)

Heart Scarab, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Stone (basalt?), 13/16 x 1 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (2 x 3.8 x 5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.488E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.488E_negA_bw.jpg)

<em>Heart Scarab</em>, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Stone (basalt?), 13/16 x 1 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (2 x 3.8 x 5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.488E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.488E_negB_bw.jpg)

Heart Scarab, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Stone (basalt?), 13/16 x 1 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (2 x 3.8 x 5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.488E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.488E_negB_bw.jpg)

<em>Heart Scarab</em>, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Stone (basalt?), 13/16 x 1 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (2 x 3.8 x 5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.488E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.487E_37.488E_37.869E_GrpA_SL4.jpg)

Heart Scarab, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Stone (basalt?), 13/16 x 1 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (2 x 3.8 x 5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.488E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.487E_37.488E_37.869E_GrpA_SL4.jpg)

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Heart Scarab

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Stone (basalt?)
  • Place Made: Egypt
    • DATES ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E.
    DYNASTY Dynasty 18 to Dynasty 19
    PERIOD New Kingdom
    DIMENSIONS 13/16 x 1 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (2 x 3.8 x 5.4 cm) Weight: 0.2 lb. (74.15 g)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 37.488E
    CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Heart scarab of mottled dark green stone with specks of light brown. The scarab is uninscribed. Both the head and clypeus are lunate-shaped. The clypeus is notched. The prothorax is separated from the elytra by a single line. The wing cases are separated from each other by a double line. There is a very large “V” shape in low raised relief on each wing case. The legs are in relief, and the hairs are indicated on the front legs. The base is very low; the prothorax is high. Not pierced. Condition: Small nicks; slight light incrustation.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Heart Scarab, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Stone (basalt?), 13/16 x 1 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (2 x 3.8 x 5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.488E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.488E_view01.jpg)
    IMAGE overall, CUR.37.488E_view01.jpg., 2018
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    <em>Heart Scarab</em>, ca. 1539–1075 B.C.E. Stone (basalt?), 13/16 x 1 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (2 x 3.8 x 5.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.488E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.488E_view01.jpg)

    TAGS

    basalt
    Dynasty 18
    Dynasty 19
    Egypt
    heart scarab
    New Kingdom
    New York Historic Society Collection
    Stamps and Sealings
    XIX Dynasty
    XVIII Dynasty

    TAGS

    basalt
    Dynasty 18
    Dynasty 19
    Egypt
    heart scarab
    New Kingdom
    New York Historic Society Collection
    Stamps and Sealings
    XIX Dynasty
    XVIII Dynasty

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