Title: Scarab of an Official
Object type: Scarab, official, private name and title, scribe, Pesesh
Date: ca. 1850–1640 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: late Dynasty 12–Dynasty 13
Medium: Dark blue glassy faience
Dimensions: L. 2.1 × W. 0.9 × H. 0.9 cm (13/16 × 3/8 × 3/8 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1920
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North Cemetery  MMA excavations 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Hieroglyphs, term: Scarabs