Scarab Inscribed with Hieroglyphs
Object type: Scarab, hieroglyphs, winged sun, wadj, ankh, nswt
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Second Intermediate Period
Date: ca. 1640–1550 B.C.
Medium: Blue glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 1.4 × W. 1 × H. 0.7 cm (9/16 × 3/8 × 1/4 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: Cemetery
Locus: debris
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920–22
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession year: 1922
Tags: Hieroglyphs|Scarabs