Stone
Egypt
CSMVS
Details
Culture/Civilisation
Ancient Egypt
Theme
Ancient Societies
Subtheme
Death in Ancient Egypt – Living Beyond Death
Case Title
Ancient Egypt: Living beyond death
Display Location
Coomaraswamy Hall
Findspot
Egypt
Accession Number
F 16
Description
Egyptians equated scarab beetles rolling dung-balls with the sun God Ra’s daily act of “rolling” the sun across the sky – dying at night, reborn each morning. Scarab amulets were placed over the heart of the dead to ensure favourable divine judgement in the afterlife at the ‘Weighing of the Heart’.
