Magic knife fragment
Object type: Magic knife fragment
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–13
Date: ca. 1981–1640 B.C.
Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster)
Dimensions: L. 3.8 × W. 5.5 × Th. 0.9 cm (1 1/2 × 2 3/16 × 3/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: Cemetery
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920–22
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1915
Accession year: 1915