Part of a Scarab Inscribed for Neferhotep I
Object type: Scarab, fragment, Neferhotep
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 13
Reign: reign of Neferhotep I
Date: ca. 1741–1730 B.C.
Medium: Bright blue glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 2.6 × W. 0.9 × H. 1 cm (1 × 3/8 × 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