Scarab Decorated with Scrolls
Object type: Scarab, scrolls
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Second Intermediate Period
Date: ca. 1700–1500 B.C. (Middle Bronze Age, MB IIB-IIC)
Medium: Bright blue glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 1.6 × W. 1.1 × H. 0.5 cm (5/8 × 7/16 × 3/16 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, 1920
Accession year: 1920
Tags: Scarabs