Title: Scarab Inscribed with Hieroglyphs
Object type: Scarab, hieroglyphs, nbw gold, red crowns, ankh
Date: ca. 1850–1640 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: late Dynasty 12–13
Medium: Green glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 2 × W. 1.3 × H. 1 cm (13/16 × 1/2 × 3/8 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1909
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North Cemetery debris MMA excavations 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Hieroglyphs, term: Scarabs