Title: Amulet in the Form of a Beetle
Object type: Amulet, beetle
Date: ca. 1850–1775 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, late–early 13
Medium: Lapis lazuli
Dimensions: H. 1.3 × W. 0.5 × D. 0.3 cm (1/2 × 3/16 × 1/8 in.)
Credit line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1904
Geography: From    Egypt Northern Upper Egypt Abydos Cemetery V Tomb V21 Egypt Exploration Fund excavations, 1904 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY