Lump of steatite, used for making scarabs
Object type: Fragment, steatite, scarab manufacture
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Late Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 13–18, early
Date: ca. 1802–1450 B.C.
Medium: Steatite
Dimensions: h. 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in); w. 12.3 cm (4 13/16 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: Cemetery south of pyramid, House A1
Locus: so-called "faience factory"
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920–22
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession year: 1922