Title: Scarab
Object type: Scarab
Date: ca. 1635–1458 B.C.
Period: Second Intermediate Period–Early New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 17–18
Medium: Carnelian or red jasper
Dimensions: L. 1.5 cm (9/16 in.)
Credit line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Dra Abu el-Naga   Carnarvon excavations, 1913 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Scarabs