Scarab
Object type: Scarab, uninscribed
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom ?
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–13 ?
Date: ca. 1981–1640 B.C. ?
Medium: Amethyst
Dimensions: L. 1 × W. 0.6 × H. 0.6 cm (3/8 × 1/4 × 1/4 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: cemetery north of the tomb of Senwosret (758)
Locus: Pit 808, south upper chamber
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1908–09
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1909
Accession year: 1909