Scarab Inscribed for an Official
Object type: Scarab, private name and title, Djedy
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: late Dynasty 12–early Dynasty 13
Date: ca. 1850–1750 B.C.
Medium: Amethyst
Dimensions: L. 2.5 cm (1 in.); W. 1.6 cm (5/8 in.); H. 1.2 cm (1/2 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt  
Credit line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Accession year: 1926
Tags: Hieroglyphs|Scarabs