Scarab Inscribed with Nefer in Scroll Border
Object type: Scarab, Satsobek, scrolls, nefer
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: late Dynasty 12–Dynasty 13
Date: ca. 1850–1640 B.C.
Medium: Lapis lazuli
Dimensions: L .2.3 × W. 1.7 × H. 1.3 cm (7/8 × 11/16 × 1/2 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: Tomb 954
Locus: Burial 954D
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1921–22
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession year: 1922
Tags: Scarabs