Bidspirit auction | A finely carved steatite heart

A finely carved steatite heart scarab. - A finely carved steatite heart scarab with painted hieroglyphic inscription 30B (short form) from the book of the Death. The owners name was Djedchons and ist also known from his shabtis and his burial place. New Kingdom 19th dynasty, 1295 - 1186 BC. Ex Collection Prof. H.A.Schlögl, acquired at Eberwein Antiquities, Göttingen/Paris. Previously collection Jan Beekmans (1927 - 2008), Netherlands. With French export license and copies of the publication.