Title: Scarab Incised with Hieroglyphs in Scroll Border
Object type: Scarab, scrolls, nefer
Date: ca. 1850–1640 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: late Dynasty 12–Dynasty 13
Medium: Steatite
Dimensions: L. 1.9 × W. 1.2 × H. 0.8 cm (3/4 × 1/2 × 5/16 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North cemetery south of pyramid below House A1:1 Pit 885 MMA excavations, 1920–21 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Scarabs