Heart amulet: Ay adoring benu-bird

Classification

amulet ; heart scarab

Culture

Egyptian (culture)

Dimensions

height: 4,4 cm

Period

New Kingdom, 18th dynasty, reign of Ay

Material

steatite ; glass

Iconography

offering scene ; heart (ib); phoenix / Bennu-bird ; Ay

Inscription

Classical Egyptian ; hieroglyphs

Production place

Egypt

Findspot

Egypt

Present location

London, British Museum, Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan

Inventory

EA50742

ID

Per-6081

For more information and photos, see the website of the British Museum.