# Scarab: Hieroglyphs (nsw-bity, Dd, anx, nb)

- By: Ancient Egyptian
- Date: Middle Kingdom, Dynasties 12–14 (about 1985–1650 BCE)
- Medium: Steatite
- Classification: Costume and Accessories
- Dimensions: 1.6 × 1.1 × 0.6 cm (5/8 × 7/16 × 1/4 in.)
- Culture: Egypt
- Credit line: Gift of Henry H. Getty and Charles L. Hutchinson
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/134228)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/45d64b80-e309-0326-4d5e-f4562a85c904/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)