Scarab of the Storehouse Overseer Wah, ca. 1981–1975
Scarab of the Storehouse Overseer Wah, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1981–1975 , From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Southern Asasif, Tomb of Wah, Mummy, over crossed wrists, 1920, Silver, electrum, glazed steatite, linen cord, scarab: l. cm (1 1/2 in.); w. cm (1 1/16 in.); h. cm (1 in.); barrel bead: l. cm (9/16 in.); diam. 1 cm (3/8 in.); cylindrical bead: l. cm (3/4 in.); cm (5/16 in.), The estate manager Wah was buried in a small tomb near the imposing one of his employer, Meketre, an important official who began his career under Mentuhotep II of Dynasty 11 and continued to serve successive kings into early Dynasty 12
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