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<em>Heart Scarab with Scene of the Goddess Ma`at and a Phoenix</em>, ca. 893–868 B.C.E. Egyptian blue (frit), traces of gold, 6 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/8 in. (15.2 × 4.4 × 4.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.226.22. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.226.22_view2_bw.jpg)
Heart Scarab with Scene of the Goddess Ma`at and a Phoenix, ca. 893–868 B.C.E. Egyptian blue (frit), traces of gold, 6 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/8 in. (15.2 × 4.4 × 4.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.226.22. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.226.22_view2_bw.jpg)
<em>Heart Scarab with Scene of the Goddess Ma`at and a Phoenix</em>, ca. 893–868 B.C.E. Egyptian blue (frit), traces of gold, 6 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/8 in. (15.2 × 4.4 × 4.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.226.22. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.226.22_view2_bw.jpg)

Heart Scarab with Scene of the Goddess Ma`at and a Phoenix, ca. 893–868 B.C.E. Egyptian blue (frit), traces of gold, 6 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/8 in. (15.2 × 4.4 × 4.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.226.22. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.226.22_view2_bw.jpg)

<em>Heart Scarab with Scene of the Goddess Ma`at and a Phoenix</em>, ca. 893–868 B.C.E. Egyptian blue (frit), traces of gold, 6 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/8 in. (15.2 × 4.4 × 4.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.226.22. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.226.22_view1_bw.jpg)

Heart Scarab with Scene of the Goddess Ma`at and a Phoenix, ca. 893–868 B.C.E. Egyptian blue (frit), traces of gold, 6 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/8 in. (15.2 × 4.4 × 4.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.226.22. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.226.22_view1_bw.jpg)

<em>Heart Scarab with Scene of the Goddess Ma`at and a Phoenix</em>, ca. 893–868 B.C.E. Egyptian blue (frit), traces of gold, 6 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/8 in. (15.2 × 4.4 × 4.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.226.22. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.86.226.22_mummychamber.jpg)

Heart Scarab with Scene of the Goddess Ma`at and a Phoenix, ca. 893–868 B.C.E. Egyptian blue (frit), traces of gold, 6 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/8 in. (15.2 × 4.4 × 4.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.226.22. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.86.226.22_mummychamber.jpg)

<em>Heart Scarab with Scene of the Goddess Ma`at and a Phoenix</em>, ca. 893–868 B.C.E. Egyptian blue (frit), traces of gold, 6 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/8 in. (15.2 × 4.4 × 4.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.226.22. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.86.226.22_view1.jpg)

Heart Scarab with Scene of the Goddess Ma`at and a Phoenix, ca. 893–868 B.C.E. Egyptian blue (frit), traces of gold, 6 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/8 in. (15.2 × 4.4 × 4.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.226.22. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.86.226.22_view1.jpg)

<em>Heart Scarab with Scene of the Goddess Ma`at and a Phoenix</em>, ca. 893–868 B.C.E. Egyptian blue (frit), traces of gold, 6 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/8 in. (15.2 × 4.4 × 4.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.226.22. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.86.226.22_view2.jpg)

Heart Scarab with Scene of the Goddess Ma`at and a Phoenix, ca. 893–868 B.C.E. Egyptian blue (frit), traces of gold, 6 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/8 in. (15.2 × 4.4 × 4.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.226.22. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.86.226.22_view2.jpg)

<em>Heart Scarab with Scene of the Goddess Ma`at and a Phoenix</em>, ca. 893–868 B.C.E. Egyptian blue (frit), traces of gold, 6 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/8 in. (15.2 × 4.4 × 4.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.226.22. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.86.226.22_view3.jpg)

Heart Scarab with Scene of the Goddess Ma`at and a Phoenix, ca. 893–868 B.C.E. Egyptian blue (frit), traces of gold, 6 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/8 in. (15.2 × 4.4 × 4.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.226.22. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.86.226.22_view3.jpg)

<em>Heart Scarab with Scene of the Goddess Ma`at and a Phoenix</em>, ca. 893–868 B.C.E. Egyptian blue (frit), traces of gold, 6 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/8 in. (15.2 × 4.4 × 4.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.226.22. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.86.226.22_view4.jpg)

Heart Scarab with Scene of the Goddess Ma`at and a Phoenix, ca. 893–868 B.C.E. Egyptian blue (frit), traces of gold, 6 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/8 in. (15.2 × 4.4 × 4.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.226.22. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.86.226.22_view4.jpg)

<em>Heart Scarab with Scene of the Goddess Ma`at and a Phoenix</em>, ca. 893–868 B.C.E. Egyptian blue (frit), traces of gold, 6 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/8 in. (15.2 × 4.4 × 4.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.226.22. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.86.226.22_wwgA-3.jpg)

Heart Scarab with Scene of the Goddess Ma`at and a Phoenix, ca. 893–868 B.C.E. Egyptian blue (frit), traces of gold, 6 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/8 in. (15.2 × 4.4 × 4.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.226.22. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.86.226.22_wwgA-3.jpg)

<em>Heart Scarab with Scene of the Goddess Ma`at and a Phoenix</em>, ca. 893–868 B.C.E. Egyptian blue (frit), traces of gold, 6 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/8 in. (15.2 × 4.4 × 4.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.226.22. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.86.226.22_NegE_print_bw.jpg)

Heart Scarab with Scene of the Goddess Ma`at and a Phoenix, ca. 893–868 B.C.E. Egyptian blue (frit), traces of gold, 6 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/8 in. (15.2 × 4.4 × 4.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.226.22. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.86.226.22_NegE_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Heart Scarab with Scene of the Goddess Ma`at and a Phoenix</em>, ca. 893–868 B.C.E. Egyptian blue (frit), traces of gold, 6 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/8 in. (15.2 × 4.4 × 4.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.226.22. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.86.226.22_NegF_print_bw.jpg)

Heart Scarab with Scene of the Goddess Ma`at and a Phoenix, ca. 893–868 B.C.E. Egyptian blue (frit), traces of gold, 6 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/8 in. (15.2 × 4.4 × 4.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.226.22. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.86.226.22_NegF_print_bw.jpg)

<em>Heart Scarab with Scene of the Goddess Ma`at and a Phoenix</em>, ca. 893–868 B.C.E. Egyptian blue (frit), traces of gold, 6 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/8 in. (15.2 × 4.4 × 4.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.226.22. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.86.226.22_NegG_print_bw.jpg)

Heart Scarab with Scene of the Goddess Ma`at and a Phoenix, ca. 893–868 B.C.E. Egyptian blue (frit), traces of gold, 6 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/8 in. (15.2 × 4.4 × 4.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.226.22. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.86.226.22_NegG_print_bw.jpg)

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Heart Scarab with Scene of the Goddess Ma`at and a Phoenix

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

On View: Funerary Gallery 2, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor
Living persons wore only one or a few amulets at a time, but mummies usually bear many amulets. The Ma’at amulet (no. 2) and heart scarabs (nos. 1, 3, 11), which occurred in many forms, guaranteed a successful judgment of the dead. The amulets of a hand (no. 8), lungs and a windpipe (no. 12), and wadjet-eyes (i.e., “healthy” eyes; no. 4) protected those parts of the body and also had connotations of resurrection and the unity or integrity of the mummy. The enigmatic aper amulet (no. 13) takes the form of the hieroglyph meaning “to be equipped,” perhaps in reference to the mummy’s preparation. The two crowns (nos. 5, 6) were symbols of power. The Heh insignia (no. 7), like the popular ankh-sign, denoted eternal life. Among the living, the frog (no. 9) and possibly also the hare (no. 10) suggested fertility. The amulets of the Four Sons of Horus (no. 15) perhaps served, as they did with canopic jars, to protect various organs of the body.
This text refers to these objects: 86.226.22; 16.580.28; 16.580.48; 16.580.51; 08.480.93; 08.480.109; 08.480.159; 51.223.1; 51.223.2; 51.223.3; 57.76.1; 37.1169E; 08.480.143; 51.223.4; 59.180; 72.38; 37.885E; 15.523
MEDIUM Egyptian blue (frit), traces of gold
  • Place Made: Egypt
    • DATES ca. 893–868 B.C.E.
    DYNASTY Dynasty 22
    PERIOD Third Intermediate Period
    DIMENSIONS 6 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/8 in. (15.2 × 4.4 × 4.1 cm) Weight: 0.1 lb. (41.95 g)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 86.226.22
    CREDIT LINE Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc.
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    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Funerary Gallery 2, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor
    CAPTION Heart Scarab with Scene of the Goddess Ma`at and a Phoenix, ca. 893–868 B.C.E. Egyptian blue (frit), traces of gold, 6 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/8 in. (15.2 × 4.4 × 4.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.226.22. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.226.22_view2_bw.jpg)
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    <em>Heart Scarab with Scene of the Goddess Ma`at and a Phoenix</em>, ca. 893–868 B.C.E. Egyptian blue (frit), traces of gold, 6 × 1 3/4 × 1 5/8 in. (15.2 × 4.4 × 4.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Ernest Erickson Foundation, Inc., 86.226.22. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 86.226.22_view2_bw.jpg)

    TAGS

    Egyptian
    Africa
    African art
    Egypt
    Scarab
    Stamp
    Sealing
    hieroglyphs
    hieroglyphics
    inscribed
    inscriptions
    Heart
    Goddess
    Ma'at
    Phoenix
    Third Intermediate Period
    cartouche
    893-868 B.C.E.
    Frit
    gold
    Dynasty 22
    columns
    Osorkon II
    amulet
    judgment of the dead
    dead
    judgment
    bird
    bnw-bird
    squatting figure
    protection
    Female
    Deity
    Cartouches
    Blue

    TAGS

    Egyptian
    Africa
    African art
    Egypt
    Scarab
    Stamp
    Sealing
    hieroglyphs
    hieroglyphics
    inscribed
    inscriptions
    Heart
    Goddess
    Ma'at
    Phoenix
    Third Intermediate Period
    cartouche
    893-868 B.C.E.
    Frit
    gold
    Dynasty 22
    columns
    Osorkon II
    amulet
    judgment of the dead
    dead
    judgment
    bird
    bnw-bird
    squatting figure
    protection
    Female
    Deity
    Cartouches
    Blue

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