# Scarab: Hieroglyphs (?)

- By: Ancient Egyptian
- Date: Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period (?), Dynasties 12–15 (about 1985–1550 BCE)
- Medium: Stone
- Classification: Costume and Accessories
- Dimensions: 1.3 × 1 × 0.6 cm (1/2 × 3/8 × 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/134426)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/4beba2b7-d4a7-9bb7-0207-f7c5fc5fb7e4/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)