Title: Scarab with Hieroglyphs and Recumbent Donkey
Object type: Scarab, donkey, nefer, sma
Date: ca. 1700–1600 B.C. (Middle Bronze Age IIB)
Period: Second Intermediate Period
Medium: Green glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 2.2 × W. 1.5 × 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 debris MMA excavations, 1920–22 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Scarabs