Scarab Decorated with Papyrus and Winged Beetles
Object type: Scarab, winged beetles, papyrus flowers
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 19–20
Date: ca. 1295–1070 B.C.
Medium: Blue glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 1.3 × W. 1 × H. 0.6 cm (1/2 × 3/8 × 1/4 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: Scarabs