egypt-museum:Heart Scarab of Hati-iay During the process of mummification, amulets of different kind
egypt-museum:Heart Scarab of Hati-iay During the process of mummification, amulets of different kinds were placed on the body or wrapped in the mummy bindings to protect the deceased from the dangers of the underworld. At the center of these arrangements of amulets was usually a “Heart Scarab”, which contained a special spell related to the “Court of the Dead,” a pectoral with a scarab centerpiece, or a winged scarab made of Egyptian faience (a glazed ceramic-like material). On its right wing the scarab displays the Bennu-bird in a sacred boat. And on its left wing is the squatting figure of the god Osiris. The bottom inscription has the name and title of the owner and spell 30B of the Book of the Dead.Quartzite and traces of gold leaf. New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550-1292 BC. Now in the Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. -- source link
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