Scarab
Object type: Scarab
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–13
Date: ca. 1981–1640 B.C.
Medium: Amethyst
Dimensions: L. 1.5 × W. 1 × H. 0.7 cm (9/16 × 3/8 × 1/4 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht South
Locale: tomb of Senwosretankh
Locus: Pit 7
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1932–33
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1933
Accession year: 1933