# Scarab: Scarab Beetle with Hieroglyphs (cobras, anx-signs, nbw-sign)

- By: Ancient Egyptian
- Date: Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12 (about 1950–1773 BCE)
- Medium: Glazed steatite
- Classification: Costume and Accessories
- Dimensions: 2.2 × 1.6 × 1 cm (7/8 × 5/8 × 3/8 in.)
- Culture: Egypt
- Credit line: Gift of Charles L. Hutchinson
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/134333)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/accdb95d-4bc9-c7c2-2ad7-98f79e13157b/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)