Title: Scarab Inscribed with Hieroglyphs
Object type: Scarab, hieroglyphs, nefer, sA, papyrus, red crowns
Date: ca. 1850–1640 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: late Dynasty 12–13
Medium: Green glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 1.9 × W. 1.3 × H. 0.9 cm (3/4 × 1/2 × 3/8 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1920
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North Cemetery  MMA excavations 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Hieroglyphs, term: Scarabs