Title: Heart Scarab of Neferkhawet
Object type: Heart scarab, Neferkhawet
Date: ca. 1504–1447 B.C.
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
Reign: reign of Thutmose I–early sole Thutmose III
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)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1935
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Asasif Tomb of Neferkhawet (MMA 729), west chamber B Burial of Neferkhawet, on chest of mummy MMA excavations, 1934–35 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Scarabs