Scarab Inscribed with Hieroglyphs
Object type: Scarab, hieroglyphs, sA, wedjat, sun, ka nefer, nb, red crown
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: late Dynasty 12–13
Date: ca. 1850–1640 B.C.
Medium: Green faience
Dimensions: L. 2.2 × W. 1.6 × H. 1 cm (7/8 × 5/8 × 3/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: Cemetery
Excavation: MMA excavations
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1920
Accession year: 1920
Tags: Hieroglyphs|Scarabs