Magic wand
Object type: Magic wand
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Date: ca. 1981–1802 B.C.
Medium: Hippopotamus ivory
Dimensions: L. 33.8 × W. 3.8 × H. 15.8 × Th. 0.6 cm (13 5/16 × 1 1/2 × 6 1/4 × 1/4 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht South
Locale: Pyramid Temple of Senwosret I, Outer Court
Locus: Pit 504
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1908
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1908
Accession year: 1908
Tags: Lions|Birds