Scarab of an Official
Object type: Scarab, official, private name and title, scribe, Pesesh
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: late Dynasty 12–Dynasty 13
Date: ca. 1850–1640 B.C.
Medium: Dark blue glassy faience
Dimensions: L. 2.1 × W. 0.9 × H. 0.9 cm (13/16 × 3/8 × 3/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: Cemetery
Excavation: MMA excavations
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1920
Accession year: 1920
Tags: Hieroglyphs|Scarabs