Title: Scarab
Object type: Scarab
Date: ca. 1635–1458 B.C.
Period: Second Intermediate Period–Early New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 17–Early Dynasty 18
Medium: Steatite (glazed), gold
Dimensions: L. 1.9 cm (3/4 in); w. 1.3 cm (1/2 in)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1916
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Asasif Courtyard CC 41, Pit 3 Burial E 4, On body MMA excavations, 1915–16 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Scarabs