Scarab Inscribed with Hieroglyphs in a Scroll Border
Object type: Scarab, nefer re, scrolls
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: late Dynasty 12–13
Date: ca. 1850–1640 B.C.
Medium: Bright blue glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 2.2 × W. 1.4 × H. 0.9 cm (7/8 × 9/16 × 3/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: Cemetery
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920–22
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession year: 1922
Tags: Scarabs