Title: Scarab of Wah
Object type: Scarab, Wah
Date: ca. 1981–1975 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Amenemhat I, early
Medium: Faience, linen thread
Dimensions: L. 2.6 cm (1 in); w. 2 cm (13.16 in); h. 1.4 cm (9/16 in)
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1940
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Southern Asasif Tomb of Wah (MMA 1102) Mummy, in left palm MMA excavations, 1920 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Scarabs