Scarab Incised with Hieroglyphs and Scrolls
Object type: Scarab, nefer, scrolls
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: late Dynasty 12–Dynasty 13
Date: ca. 1850–1640 B.C.
Medium: Glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 1.7 × W. 1.2 × H. 0.8 cm (11/16 × 1/2 × 5/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: cemetery south of pyramid below House A2:2
Locus: Pit 499
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1913–14
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1915
Accession year: 1915
Tags: Scarabs