Heart Scarab of Neferkhawet
Object type: Heart scarab, Neferkhawet
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
Reign: reign of Thutmose I–early sole Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1504–1447 B.C.
Medium: Serpentinite, gold
Dimensions: h. 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in); w. 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in); d. 2.2 cm (7/8 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Asasif
Locale: Tomb of Neferkhawet (MMA 729), west chamber B
Locus: Burial of Neferkhawet, on chest of mummy
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1934–35
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1935
Accession year: 1935
Tags: Scarabs