Title: Scarab with Hieroglyphs
Object type: Scarab, bee, djed, ankh
Date: ca. 1850–1640 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: late Dynasty 12–13
Medium: Bright blue glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 1.6 × W. 1.1 × H. 0.7 cm (5/8 × 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
Tags: term: Hieroglyphs, term: Scarabs