About the Artwork
Heart Scarab
6th century BCE
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Egyptian
Egyptian
Stone, carved
Overall: 2 × 1 3/8 × 1 inches (5.1 × 3.5 × 2.5 cm)
Glyptic Art
African Art
Gift of Ruth C. Loomis
73.81
This work is in the public domain.
Markings
Inscribed, on the bottom of base with Chapter 30b of the Book of the Dead, the "Heart Scarab Text": He says: Heart of my mother, heart of my mother, my breast of my being, rise not against me as witness oppose me not in the council. Weigh not heavy against me before the keeper of the balance. Thou art my spirit that is in my body, Khnum who preserves. [The line for the owner's name has not been filled in.]
Provenance
Ruth C. Loomis
1973-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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Credit Line for Reproduction
Egyptian, Heart Scarab, 6th century BCE, stone, carved. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Ruth C. Loomis, 73.81.
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