Mounted Scarab Incised with Nefer Sign in Scroll Border
Object type: Scarab, nefer, scrolls, ring mounting
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: late Dynasty 12–Dynasty 13
Date: ca. 1850–1640 B.C.
Medium: Steatite, gold
Dimensions: L. 2.2 × W. 1.4 × H. 0.8 cm (7/8 × 9/16 × 5/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: Cemetery
Excavation: MMA excavations
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1909
Accession year: 1909
Tags: Scarabs