Title: Scarab Inscribed with a Decorative Motif
Object type: Scarab; plant, hieroglyph; simple back
Date: ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
Medium: Steatite (glazed)
Dimensions: L. 1.4 × W. 1.1 cm (9/16 × 7/16 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1927
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Deir el-Bahri Temple of Hatshepsut Foundation Deposit 7 (G) MMA excavations, 1926–27 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Hieroglyphs, term: Scarabs