Scarab with Papyrus Motif and Signs
Object type: Scarab, papyrus, sa hieroglyph, neb
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: mid to late Dynasty 13
Date: ca. 1740–1640 B.C.
Medium: Bright blue glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 2.1 × W. 1.5 × H. 1 cm (13/16 × 9/16 × 3/8 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: Scarabs