Title: Scarab
Object type: Scarab, uninscribed
Date: ca. 1981–1950 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, early
Medium: Amethyst
Dimensions: L. 2.5 × W.1.7 × H.1.1 cm (1 × 11/16 × 7/16 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North Tomb 954 Sloping passage MMA excavations, 1921–22 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY