Scarab Inscribed with Hieroglyphs
Object type: Scarab, hieroglyphs, papyrus, uraei, wedjat, hAt lion forepart
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: late Dynasty 12–13
Date: ca. 1850–1640 B.C.
Medium: Dark blue glazed faience
Dimensions: L. 2 × W. 1.4 × H. 1 cm (13/16 × 9/16 × 3/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: cemetery south of pyramid below House A2:3
Locus: Pit 497
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1913–14
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1915
Accession year: 1915
Tags: Hieroglyphs