Scarab Inscribed with a Hieroglyphic Motif
Object type: Scarab; millions of years, nefer, ankh, neb-basket; notched back
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
Medium: Steatite (glazed)
Dimensions: L. 1.8 cm (11/16 in); w. 1.3 cm (1/2 in); h. 0.8 cm (5/16 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Deir el-Bahri
Locale: Temple of Hatshepsut
Locus: Foundation Deposit 9 (I)
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1926–27
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1927
Accession year: 1927
Tags: Hieroglyphs|Scarabs