Scarab Inscribed with Hieroglyphs
Object type: Scarab, hieroglyphs, wedjat, djed, ankh, nefer, Htp signs
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: mid Dynasty 13
Date: ca. 1760–1670 B.C.
Medium: Glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 2.2 × W. 1.5 × H. 1 cm (7/8 × 9/16 × 3/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: Cemetery
Excavation: MMA excavations
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1920
Accession year: 1920
Tags: Scarabs