Mold for Making a Heart Scarab

ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E.

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

Mold for Making a Heart Scarab, ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E.. Unknown brown substance, 37.1758Ea: 2 3/4 × 1 15/16 × 11/16 in. (7 × 5 × 1.8 cm) 37.1758Eb: 3 1/16 × 2 1/8 × 3/4 in. (7.7 × 5.4 × 1.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1758Ea-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Mold for Making a Heart Scarab

Date

ca. 1292–1190 B.C.E.

Dynasty

Dynasty 19 (probably)

Period

New Kingdom (probably)

Medium

Unknown brown substance

Classification

Document

Dimensions

37.1758Ea: 2 3/4 × 1 15/16 × 11/16 in. (7 × 5 × 1.8 cm) 37.1758Eb: 3 1/16 × 2 1/8 × 3/4 in. (7.7 × 5.4 × 1.9 cm)

Credit Line

Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund

Accession Number

37.1758Ea-b

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