Scarab of an Official
Object type: Scarab, official, private name and title, Dedtu
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: mid Dynasty 13
Date: ca. 1760–1670 B.C.
Medium: Glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 2.3 × W. 1.5 × H. 1 cm (7/8 × 9/16 × 3/8 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