Scarab of Wah
Object type: Scarab, Wah
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Amenemhat I, early
Date: ca. 1981–1975 B.C.
Medium: Faience, linen thread
Dimensions: L. 2.6 cm (1 in); w. 2 cm (13.16 in); h. 1.4 cm (9/16 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Southern Asasif
Locale: Tomb of Wah (MMA 1102)
Locus: Mummy, in left palm
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1940
Accession year: 1940
Tags: Scarabs