Magic Wand
Object type: Magic wand
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, mid - Dynasty 13
Date: ca. 1900–1640 B.C.
Medium: Hippopotamus ivory
Dimensions: a): L. 26.9 × W. 4.9 × H. 9.6 × Th. 1.1 cm (10 9/16 × 1 15/16 × 3 3/4 × 7/16 in.); b): L. 4.4 × W. 4 × Th. 0.7 cm (1 3/4 × 1 9/16 × 1/4 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: cemetery south of pyramid below House A1:1
Locus: Pit 885
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920–21
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession year: 1922
Tags: Animals