Title: Scarab Inscribed with Hieroglyphs
Object type: Scarab, hieroglyphs, winged sun, wadj, ankh, nswt
Date: ca. 1640–1550 B.C.
Period: Second Intermediate Period
Medium: Blue glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 1.4 × W. 1 × H. 0.7 cm (9/16 × 3/8 × 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