Title: Scarab Inscribed with Hieroglyphs in a Scroll Border
Object type: Scarab, ankh, nefer, nb, hieroglyphs, scrolls
Date: ca. 1802–1640 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 13
Medium: Obsidian
Dimensions: L. 2.3 × W. 1.5 × H. 1.1 cm (7/8 × 9/16 × 7/16 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North Cemetery  MMA excavations 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Scarabs