Scarab Inscribed with Nefer in Scroll Border
Middle Kingdom
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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.
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