Scarab of an Official
Object type: Scarab, official, private name and title, Ptahanty
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: mid Dynasty 13
Date: ca. 1760–1670 B.C.
Medium: Green glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 1.9 × W. 1.2 × H. 0.8 cm (3/4 × 1/2 × 5/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: Cemetery
Locus: debris
Excavation: MMA excavations
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1909
Accession year: 1909
Tags: Hieroglyphs|Scarabs