Reproduction
Object Category
scarabs
Description
Scarab of steatite, blue glaze lightly applied to fill incised areas, underside inscribed in hieroglyphs with personal name and title 'district overseer Nesmont'.
Collection Place
Lahun
Collection Place Notes
Kahun
Publications
- Petrie, William Matthew Flinders, Scarabs and Cylinders with Names, pl.XVI. 13. AB
- Ilin-Tomich, Alexander, Egyptian Name Scarabs from the 12th to the 15th Dynasty: Geography and Chronology of Production, 79, 275
Production Period
late Middle Kingdom
Material
Dimensions
height: 1.6 cms
width: 1.0 cms
Accession Number
LDUCE-UC11441
Administration Name
Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology