Title: Scarab from Ruiu's Burial
Object type: Scarab, Ruiu
Date: ca. 1504–1447 B.C.
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
Reign: reign of Thutmose I–early sole Thutmose III
Medium: Steatite (glazed)
Dimensions: L. 2.2 cm (7/8 in.); W. 1.5 cm (9/16 in.); H. 0.9 cm (3/8 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1935
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Asasif Tomb of Neferkhawet (MMA 729), east chamber Burial of Ruiu (IV), inside 35.3.45a, b MMA excavations, 1934–35 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Hieroglyphs, term: Scarabs