Scarab Inscribed with Hieroglyphs and Symbols

Medium

Bright blue glazed steatite

Dimensions

L. 2.4 × W. 1.7 × H. 1 cm (1 × 11/16 × 3/8 in.)

Classification

Scarab, hieroglyphs, sema tawy, crowned uraei, nefer, wadj, vulture, papyrus

Period

Middle Kingdom

Department

Egyptian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922

Accession Number

22.1.432

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