Title: Scarab Incised with Hieroglyphs
Object type: Scarab, hieroglyphs, red crown, ankh, nefer, papyrus stems
Date: ca. 1850–1640 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: late Dynasty 12–13
Medium: Blue glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 1.8 × W. 1.2 × H. 0.7 cm (11/16 × 1/2 × 1/4 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North Cemetery debris MMA excavations, 1920–22 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Hieroglyphs, term: Scarabs