Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Heart Scarab Deir el-Bahri
Description
Third Intermediate Period–Late Period, Dynasty 21–30, ca. 1070–332 B.C. Slate. L. 4.2 × W. 3.3 × H. 1.8 cm (1 5/8 × 1 5/16 × 11/16 in.). From: Tomb MMA 511, Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1922–23. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1926.
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