Heart Scarab of Maruta
Object type: Heart Scarab, Maruta
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1479–1425 B.C.
Medium: Gold, greenschist
Dimensions: l. 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in); w. 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in); d. 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in); l. (wire and scarab) 35.5 cm (14 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Wadi Gabbanat el-Qurud, Wadi D
Locale: Tomb of the Three Foreign Wives of Thutmose III
Credit line: Fletcher Fund, 1920
Accession year: 1926
Tags: Scarabs