Object Description
A steatite Egyptian scarab with incised features and hieroglyphs to the reverse. The obverse features a detailed head and clypeus, with slight indentations at the side for the humeral callosities. The scarab has been decorated extensively to the reverse with inscribed hieroglyphs to form an official formula belonging to the Seal-Bearer of the King, Har. A column of spirals flanks the hieroglyphs in the centre. The scarab is pierced longitudinally for suspension.
The hieroglyphs transliterate as: BATI KHETM, MER KHETM, hAaR.
This translates as ‘Royal sealer, keeper of the seal, Har’.
Date: Circa 1805 – 1650 BC
Period: 14th Dynasty, Second Intermediate Period