Title: Scarab with the Name of Amenemhat III and a Hippopotamus Hunt
Object type: Scarab, Amenemhat III, openwork
Date: ca. 1859–1749 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12 to early Dynasty 13
Reign: reign of Amenemhat III or later
Medium: Glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 1.6 cm (5/8 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1926
Geography: Possibly from     Memphite Region Dahshur    
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Hunting, term: Hippos