Scarab Inscribed with Hieroglyphs in Rope Border
Object type: Scarab, pseudo-inscription in oval, hieroglyphs, nb, mn, n, djed, s, rope border
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Second Intermediate Period
Date: ca. 1700–1600 B.C. (Middle Bronze Age IIB)
Medium: Glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 2.1 × W. 1.5 × Diam. 0.8 cm (13/16 × 9/16 × 5/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: Cemetery
Excavation: MMA excavations
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession year: 1922
Tags: Scarabs