Title: Scarab Decorated with Scroll
Object type: Scarab, scroll
Date: ca. 1981–1850 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: early Dynasty 12
Medium: Steatite, traces of green glaze
Dimensions: L. 1.2 × W. 0.8 × H. 0.5 cm (7/16 × 5/16 × 3/16 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North  debris MMA excavations, 1920–22 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY