Title: Scarab Incised with Hieroglyphs and a Cruciform Design
Object type: Scarab, convoluted coils, scrolls wadj, nefer, lotus flower
Date: ca. 1760–1670 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: mid Dynasty 13
Medium: Steatite, traces of green glaze
Dimensions: L. 1.5 × W. 1 × H. 0.7 cm (9/16 × 3/8 × 1/4 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
Tags: term: Scarabs