Magic knife fragment
Object type: Fragment of magic knife
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, late – early 13
Date: ca. 1850–1775 B.C.
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: L. 6.6 × W. 3.6 × Th. 0.6 cm (2 5/8 × 1 7/16 × 1/4 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: Tomb of Nakht (493), inside enclosure
Locus: Pit 451
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1913–14
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1915
Accession year: 1915