Heart Scarab with the Cartouche of Amenirdis
Object type: Heart scarab, Amenirdis I, Kashta
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Third Intermediate Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 25 (Kushite)
Reign: reign of Kashta
Date: ca. 760–747 B.C.
Medium: Porphyry
Dimensions: L. 7.9 × W. 5.7 × H. 1.6 cm (3 1/8 × 2 1/4 × 5/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt and Sudan  
Credit line: Gift of Mrs. Frederick F. Thompson, 1915
Accession year: 1915