Scarab Incised with Nefer Sign in Scroll Border
Object type: Scarab, nefer, scrolls
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: mid Dynasty 13
Date: ca. 1760–1670 B.C.
Medium: Bright blue glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 1.8 × W. 1.3 × H. 0.9 cm (11/16 × 1/2 × 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: Scarabs