Scarab with Papyrus Plants and Signs
Object type: Scarab, papyrus, sa hieroglyph, nb
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: mid to late Dynasty 13
Date: ca. 1740–1640 B.C.
Medium: Green glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 1.1 × W. 0.7 × H. 0.5 cm (7/16 × 1/4 × 3/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: Cemetery
Locus: debris
Excavation: MMA excavations
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1909
Accession year: 1909
Tags: Hieroglyphs|Scarabs