Title: Uninscribed Scarab
Object type: Scarab
Date: ca. 1850–1700 B.C.
Period: Late Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, late–17
Medium: Amethyst
Dimensions: L. 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.); W. 2 cm (13/16 in.); H. 1.5 cm (9/16 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1913
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Asasif Tomb MMA 840 pit in portico MMA excavations, 1912–13 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Scarabs