Title: Scarab Inscribed for an Official
Object type: Scarab, private name and title, Djedy
Date: ca. 1850–1750 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: late Dynasty 12–early Dynasty 13
Medium: Amethyst
Dimensions: L. 2.5 cm (1 in.); W. 1.6 cm (5/8 in.); H. 1.2 cm (1/2 in.)
Credit line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Geography: From    Egypt      
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Hieroglyphs, term: Scarabs