Scarab Inscribed with Hieroglyphs
Object type: Scarab, hieroglyphs, djed, ankh, swt, wadj
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: mid Dynasty 13
Date: ca. 1760–1670 B.C.
Medium: Steatite
Dimensions: L. 1.7 × W. 1.1 × H. 0.8 cm (11/16 × 7/16 × 5/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: Cemetery
Locus: debris
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920–22
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession year: 1922
Tags: Hieroglyphs|Scarabs