Title: Button Seal
Object type: Seal, button, spirals, geometric design
Date: ca. 2030–1850 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: late Dynasty 11–early Dynasty 12
Medium: Glazed steatite
Dimensions: H. 0.7 × Diam. 1.9 cm (1/4 × 3/4 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1909
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North cemetery south of Rehuerdjersen (384) Pit 736 MMA excavations 1907–08 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY