Scarab with Hieroglyphs and Hathor Sistrum
Object type: Scarab, Hathor emblem, sistrum, nfr, wadj papyrus, spirals
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: mid Dynasty 13
Date: ca. 1760–1670 B.C.
Medium: Green glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 2.4 × W. 1.6 × H. 1.1 cm (15/16 × 5/8 × 7/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: cemetery (slope above "faience factory", House A1:2-5)
Locus: Pit 997
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1921–22
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession year: 1922
Tags: Hieroglyphs|Scarabs