Title: Scarab Inscribed With a Protective Motif
Object type: Scarab, Lion-headed sphinx
Date: ca. 1550–1458 B.C.
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18, early
Reign: reign of Ahmose–Joint reign
Medium: Glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 1.5 cm (9/16 in); w. 1.2 cm (1/2 in); th. 0.8 cm (5/16 in)
Credit line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Asasif   Carnarvon/Carter excavations, 1911 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Birds, term: Sphinx, term: Scarabs