Title: Scarab
Object type: Scarab, Setting, winged scarab
Date: ca. 1550–1479 B.C.
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
Reign: reign of Ahmose I–Thutmose II
Medium: Egyptian blue, gold
Dimensions: L. 2.5 cm (1 in); w. 1.7 cm (11/16 in); h. 1 cm (3/8 in)
Credit line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Asasif Tomb CC 37, Hall (C) burial 24 Carnarvon/Carter excavations, 1911 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Scarabs