Scarab Inscribed with Hieroglyphs
Object type: Scarab, hieroglyphs, kheper, nefer, ankh, nb, swt
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Second Intermediate Period
Date: ca. 1640–1550 B.C.
Medium: Green glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 1.8 × W. 1.2 × H. 0.9 cm (11/16 × 1/2 × 3/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: cemetery north of the tomb of Senwosret (758)
Locus: Pit 830, fill of pit near top
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1908–09
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1915
Accession year: 1915
Tags: Scarabs