Scarab Inscribed with Hieroglyphs
Object type: Scarab, hieroglyphs, wadj, ankh, nb, uraei, ostrich feathers
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: late Dynasty 12–13
Date: ca. 1850–1640 B.C.
Medium: Bright blue glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 1.3 × W. 0.9 × H. 0.5 cm (1/2 × 3/8 × 3/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: Cemetery
Excavation: MMA excavations
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession year: 1922
Tags: Scarabs