Scarab Inscribed with Nefer in Scroll Border ca. 1850-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom The majority of design scarabs of the late Middle Kingdom (late Dynasty 12-Dynasty 13, ca. 1850-1640 B.C.) are decorated with symmetric compositions of protective hieroglyphs and/or scrolls. Decorative scroll borders are very popular and enclose one or more hieroglyphs, which usually include the sign for good and beautiful (nefer). This scarab was found on a finger of the mummy of a lady named Satsobek, buried in one of the late Middle Kingdom tombs at Lisht.. Scarab Inscribed with Nefer in Scroll Border. ca. 1850-1640 B.C.. Lapis lazuli. Middle Kingdom. From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Tomb 954, Burial 954D, MMA excavations, 1921-22. late Dynasty 12-Dynasty 13

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Scarab Inscribed with Nefer in Scroll Border ca. 1850-1640 B.C. Middle Kingdom The majority of design scarabs of the late Middle Kingdom (late Dynasty 12-Dynasty 13, ca. 1850-1640 B.C.) are decorated with symmetric compositions of protective hieroglyphs and/or scrolls. Decorative scroll borders are very popular and enclose one or more hieroglyphs, which usually include the sign for good and beautiful (nefer). This scarab was found on a finger of the mummy of a lady named Satsobek, buried in one of the late Middle Kingdom tombs at Lisht.. Scarab Inscribed with Nefer in Scroll Border. ca. 1850-1640 B.C.. Lapis lazuli. Middle Kingdom. From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Tomb 954, Burial 954D, MMA excavations, 1921-22. late Dynasty 12-Dynasty 13

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