Scarab of the Lady Mereret
Object type: Scarab, private name and title, hieroglyphs, housemistress
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 13
Date: ca. 1802–1640 B.C.
Medium: Obsidian
Dimensions: L. 1.9 × W. 1.3 × H. 0.9 cm (3/4 × 1/2 × 3/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: cemetery south of pyramid, between Houses A1:2 & A2:4
Locus: Pit 334
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1913–14
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1915
Accession year: 1915
Tags: Hieroglyphs|Scarabs