Scarab Inscribed with Hieroglyphs
Object type: Scarabm hieroglyphs, wedjat, nefer, red crown
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: mid to late Dynasty 13
Date: ca. 1740–1640 B.C.
Medium: Blue glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 1.1 × W. 0.8 × H. 0.5 cm (7/16 × 5/16 × 3/16 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