Scarab of the Vizier Minhotep
Object type: Scarab, Minhotep, scroll border, vizier, private name and titles, official
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: mid Dynasty 13
Date: ca. 1760–1670 B.C.
Medium: Bright blue glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 2.6 × W. 1.9 × H. 1.1 cm (1 × 3/4 × 7/16 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