Title: Scarab with Papyrus Motif and Signs
Object type: Scarab, papyrus, sa hieroglyph, neb
Date: ca. 1740–1640 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: mid to late Dynasty 13
Medium: Bright blue glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 2.1 × W. 1.5 × H. 1 cm (13/16 × 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