Scarab of Senebtifi

Ancient Egyptian

late Middle Kingdom, about 1850-1650 BCE

Medium

Glazed steatite

Classification

Costume and Accessories

Dimensions

2.2 × 1.6 × 1.3 cm (7/8 × 5/8 × 1/2 in.)

Culture

Egypt

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago, Arts of Africa

Credit line

Gift of Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson

Rights

Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.

Who can see it

Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

View at the Art Institute of Chicago

• Textiles and dress
• Animals
• Fashion and dress
• Ornament and pattern
• 19th century BCE
• Egypt
• Orange