Title: Scarab with Papryus Plant Decoration
Object type: Scarab, papyrus
Date: ca. 1850–1640 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: late Dynasty 12–13
Medium: Blue glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 1.5 × W. 1 × H. 0.6 cm (9/16 × 3/8 × 1/4 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1909
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