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The design features in these objects borrow various ancient Egyptian funerary elements. The scale illustrated on top of the Cartier vanity case refers to the scale used in Osiris’s final judgment of the deceased. Amulets like the heart scarab were essential to the mummification process. They were placed throughout the mummy’s wrappings to protect the deceased during their journey in the afterlife. These inspired the Dior brooch seen on the model here. The ancient Egyptians believed amulets carried spells and that some, like the heart scarab, could sway opinions during the final <br>judgement to help the deceased get to their version of heaven, called Iaru.
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102387
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Heart Scarab of Nefer
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102387
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object
title
Heart Scarab of Nefer
description
The design features in these objects borrow various ancient Egyptian funerary elements. The scale illustrated on top of the Cartier vanity case refers to the scale used in Osiris’s final judgment of the deceased. Amulets like the heart scarab were essential to the mummification process. They were placed throughout the mummy’s wrappings to protect the deceased during their journey in the afterlife. These inspired the Dior brooch seen on the model here. The ancient Egyptians believed amulets carried spells and that some, like the heart scarab, could sway opinions during the final <br>judgement to help the deceased get to their version of heaven, called Iaru.
date
1540–1296 BCE
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79501707
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Scarabs
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 2.9 x 5.7 x 7.6 cm (1 1/8 x 2 1/4 x 3 in.)
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Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18
accession
1921.103
Source extras
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graywacke
tombstone
Heart Scarab of Nefer, 1540–1296 BCE. Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18. Graywacke; overall: 2.9 x 5.7 x 7.6 cm (1 1/8 x 2 1/4 x 3 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund, 1921.1030
collection
Egypt - New Kingdom
citations
citation
"Accessions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 8, no. 9 (1921): 138-41.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 138
citation
Berman, Lawrence M., and Kenneth J. Bohač.<em> Catalogue of Egyptian Art: The Cleveland Museum of Art.</em> Cleveland, OH: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1999
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Reproduced and Mentioned: p. 525
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The Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund
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2026-05-29 05:31:55.553000
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102387
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Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Art
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Egypt - New Kingdom
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graywacke
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1
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0
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photo
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