Title: Scarab
Object type: Scarab
Date: ca. 1492–1479 B.C.
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Thutmose II
Medium: Glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 1.8 cm (11/16 in.)
Credit line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Asasif Tomb CC 37, Hall (C) burial 16, inside small basket Carnarvon/Carter excavations, 1911 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Hieroglyphs, term: Scarabs