Inscribed Egyptian Heart Scarab, Inscription book hotsell of dead, Carved Hardstone ANCIENT EGYPTIAN handmade, Egyptian art Hieroglyphic text

For your consideration an absolute beautiful hand carved Egyptian heart scarab seal made of hard stone.

The base and the top is inscribed with hieroglyphs, containing relevant parts of the spell from the Book of the Dead; It is only parts of the spell, this scarab does not have the complete text.

This Egyptian scarab seal measures:
10.0 x 5.0 cm and 5.5 cm high.

This would definitely enhance any ancient Egyptian collection. It is clear this piece has been loved and cared for, for some time as can be seen in the smoothness and coloration of the stone. It is in excellent condition. #ancientegyptian
(We have an Egyptian antique funerary boat in the store with a beautiful multi hued hardstone)

Short History:
The texts are known from the Old Kingdom which speak of giving a (replacement) heart (possibly of stone) to the deceased, but since the heart was usually left in the body during mummification this extra heart did not really have a purpose hotsell. During the First Intermediate Period notions appeared about the judgement of the dead, during which the heart had an important role to play (weighing the heart stood for determining that the owner had lived according to the cosmic order and truth or Maat); This text was written on a heart of stone which now was no longer a replacement heart but just carried the text.

Several reasons have been given by Egyptologists for the association of the heart with a scarab, for example that the animal was a symbol of renewal and rebirth.

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