Title: Seal in the shape of a hedgehog on original string
Object type: Scarab, Amenemhat III
Date: ca. 1859–1813 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Amenemhat III
Medium: Green glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 0.9 × W. 0.6 × H. 0.5 cm (3/8 × 1/4 × 3/16 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North Cemetery debris MMA excavations, 1920–22 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY