Title: Scarab
Object type: Scarab
Date: ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
Medium: Blue steatite
Dimensions: L. 1.3 cm (1/2 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1923
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Deir el-Bahri Hatshepsut Hole Hathor Shrine MMA excavations, 1922–23 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Hieroglyphs, term: Scarabs