Title: Scarab Inscribed with Hieroglyphs
Object type: Scarab, hieroglyphs, kheper, nefer, ankh, nb, swt
Date: ca. 1640–1550 B.C.
Period: Second Intermediate Period
Medium: Green glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 1.8 × W. 1.2 × H. 0.9 cm (11/16 × 1/2 × 3/8 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1915
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North cemetery north of the tomb of Senwosret (758) Pit 830, fill of pit near top MMA excavations, 1908–09 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Scarabs