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Heart scarab made of three colours of faience: the prothorax is blue, the elytra are green, and the decoration and text are light green. The head, legs, and ring for attachment are clearly distinguished and marked with a series of parallel incisions. The prothorax is separated from the elytra by a line, and each elytron bears a benu bird (phoenix) standing behind an incense burner. On the flat surface is an incised and painted text in 5 horizontal lines, giving the name of the deceased ('the Osiris, the scribe Horemheb') followed by a short extract of chapter 30 of the Book of the Dead.

Present location

INSTITUT DE PAPYROLOGIE ET D'ÉGYPTOLOGIE, UNIVERSITÉ DE LILLE III [02/049] LILLE

Inventory number

L 2473

Dating

NEW KINGDOM

Archaeological Site

SAI ISLAND

Category

HEART SCARAB

Material

ENAMEL

Technique

PRESSED IN A FORM/MODEL

Width

3.6 cm

Depth

2.1 cm

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