Scarab
Object type: Scarab
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12 probably
Date: ca. 1981–1802 B.C. probably
Medium: Amethyst
Dimensions: L. 1.6 × W. 1 × H. 0.8 cm (5/8 × 3/8 × 5/16 in.)
Geography: From|Possibly from  |  Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: west of northeast tomb (956)
Locus: Surface burial 950
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1921–22
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession year: 1922