Button Seal
Object type: Seal, button, spirals, geometric design
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: late Dynasty 11–early Dynasty 12
Date: ca. 2030–1850 B.C.
Medium: Glazed steatite
Dimensions: H. 0.7 × Diam. 1.9 cm (1/4 × 3/4 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: cemetery south of Rehuerdjersen (384)
Locus: Pit 736
Excavation: MMA excavations 1907–08
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1909
Accession year: 1909