Heart Scarab of Nefer

1540–1296 BCE Overall: 2.9 x 5.7 x 7.6 cm (1 1/8 x 2 1/4 x 3 in.) Source image
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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 mummificatio...

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