Title: Scarab Incised with Hieroglyphs and Scrolls
Object type: Scarab, nefer, scrolls
Date: ca. 1850–1640 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: late Dynasty 12–Dynasty 13
Medium: Glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 1.7 × W. 1.2 × H. 0.8 cm (11/16 × 1/2 × 5/16 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1915
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North cemetery south of pyramid below House A2:2 Pit 499 MMA excavations, 1913–14 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Scarabs