Title: Scarab Inscribed with Hieroglyphs in a Scroll Border
Object type: Scarab, nefer re, scrolls
Date: ca. 1850–1640 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: late Dynasty 12–13
Medium: Bright blue glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 2.2 × W. 1.4 × H. 0.9 cm (7/8 × 9/16 × 3/8 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North Cemetery  MMA excavations, 1920–22 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Scarabs