Title: Scarab Decorated with Scrolls
Object type: Scarab, scroll, papyrus
Date: ca. 1740–1640 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: mid to late Dynasty 13
Medium: Blue glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 1.5 × W. 1.1 × H. 0.7 cm (9/16 × 7/16 × 1/4 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