Title: Scarab Decorated with Scrolls
Object type: Scarab, scrolls, hieroglyphs, nefer, lotus
Date: ca. 1760–1670 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: mid Dynasty 13
Medium: Cream-white glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 2.3 × W. 1.7 × H. 1.1 cm (7/8 × 11/16 × 7/16 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North cemetery south of pyramid corner Houses A1:2 & A1:3 Pit 904 MMA excavations, 1920–21 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Scarabs