Scarab Incised with Nefer Sign and Coil Design
Object type: Scarab, convoluted coils, rope border
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: late Dynasty 12
Date: ca. 1850–1802 B.C.
Medium: Steatite, traces of pale green glaze
Dimensions: L. 3 × W. 2.1 × H. 1.4 cm (1 3/16 × 13/16 × 9/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: cemetery north of the tomb of Senwosret (758)
Locus: Pit 806
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1908–09
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1909
Accession year: 1909
Tags: Scarabs