Amulet in the Form of a Beetle
Object type: Amulet, beetle
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, late–early 13
Date: ca. 1850–1775 B.C.
Medium: Beryl (?)
Dimensions: H. 0.9 × W. 0.5 × D. 0.3 cm (3/8 × 3/16 × 1/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Northern Upper Egypt Abydos
Locale: Cemetery V
Locus: Tomb V21
Excavation: Egypt Exploration Fund excavations, 1904
Credit line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1904
Accession year: 1904