Scarab with Hieroglyphs and Recumbent Donkey
Object type: Scarab, donkey, nefer, sma
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Second Intermediate Period
Date: ca. 1700–1600 B.C. (Middle Bronze Age IIB)
Medium: Green glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 2.2 × W. 1.5 × H. 0.9 cm (7/8 × 9/16 × 3/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: Cemetery
Locus: debris
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920–22
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession year: 1922
Tags: Scarabs