Scarab Inscribed with Hieroglyphs
Object type: Scarab, nefer re in oval, hieroglyphs
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: late Dynasty 12–Dynasty 13
Date: ca. 1850–1640 B.C.
Medium: Steatite, traces of green glaze
Dimensions: L. 1.9 × W. 1.3 × H. 0.9 cm (3/4 × 1/2 × 3/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: Cemetery
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920–22
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession year: 1922
Tags: Scarabs