Bent stave
Object type: Staff, stave, Imhotep
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–13
Date: ca. 1859–1640 B.C.
Medium: Wood, paint
Dimensions: L. 82 cm (32 5/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht South
Locale: tomb of Imhotep
Locus: Tomb 5100
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1913–14
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1914
Accession year: 1914