Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · jewelry
Heart amulet
Description
Hematite
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
An ancient Egyptian heart scarab amulet, typically used in funerary contexts.
The artifact depicted is a heart scarab amulet, likely crafted from stone or faience. It exhibits a characteristic beetle shape, symbolically linked to the heart's role in the afterlife and the weighing of the heart ceremony. The surface appears smooth and polished, indicative of skilled craftsmanship. Such amulets were placed over the heart of mummies to protect and ensure safe passage in the afterlife.
funerary
New Kingdom
good
Materials
bronze
Connections
Materials
Bronze
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116244388 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 10.130.1796 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 545363 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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