Scarab Inscribed for Pharaoh Aya (I)
Object type: Scarab, Merneferre Aya, cartouche, hieroglyphs, royal title
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: mid Dynasty 13
Reign: reign of Merneferre Aya
Date: ca. 1700–1676 B.C.
Medium: Steatite
Dimensions: L. 1.9 × W. 1.4 × H. 0.7 cm (3/4 × 9/16 × 1/4 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