Scarab
Object type: Scarab
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Thutmose II
Date: ca. 1492–1479 B.C.
Medium: Glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 1.8 cm (11/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Asasif
Locale: Tomb CC 37, Hall (C)
Locus: burial 16, inside small basket
Excavation: Carnarvon/Carter excavations, 1911
Credit line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Accession year: 1926
Tags: Hieroglyphs|Scarabs