Scarab Decorated with Scrolls
Object type: Scarab, scrolls, hieroglyphs, nefer, lotus
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: mid Dynasty 13
Date: ca. 1760–1670 B.C.
Medium: Cream-white glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 2.3 × W. 1.7 × H. 1.1 cm (7/8 × 11/16 × 7/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: cemetery south of pyramid corner Houses A1:2 & A1:3
Locus: Pit 904
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920–21
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession year: 1922
Tags: Scarabs