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Heart Scarab of Manhata

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Description

Heart Scarab, Manhata. New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1425 B.C. Gold, green schist. L. 5.6 cm (2 3/16 in); W. 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in); Th. 1.9 cm (3/4 in); L. wire and scarab 32.6 cm (12 13/16 in). From: Tomb of the Three Foreign Wives of Thutmose III, Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, Wadi D, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Subject: Hieroglyphs. Credit: Fletcher Fund, 1919.

The same text in other collections

Linked by shared inventory number (MET-Object 547646). Each record below describes this same artifact or text from a different angle.

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

Oval heart scarab pendant with a green stone back and a gold-toned border, suspended by loops.

The image shows a small, shield/oval-shaped object resembling a heart scarab. The center is a dark green, likely stone core with a smooth surface and visible fine veining/texture. A gold-toned frame encloses the green core; across the core is a central vertical band and symmetrical curved forms near the top and bottom, suggesting incised or raised decorative lines rather than clearly readable hieroglyphs. Two gold-toned suspension loops are attached at left and right, connected to short cords or loops that extend out of frame. No legible hieroglyphic text, cartouches, or inscriptions are clearly visible at this resolution; the decorative elements do not resolve into specific signs. No deities are explicitly identifiable from the visible markings.

decorative New Kingdom (as catalogued; imagery not sufficient to independently date). good
Materials gold-toned metal framegreen stone core (catalogued as green schist)

Connections

Found at Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, Wadi D
Materials Gold-Toned Metal Frame

Cross-references (5)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116276530 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 26.8.144 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 547646 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • PNM-Object pnm:83911645 tier-2 (inventory-match)
About this record's data
  • From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
  • AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
  • Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.