Title: Apotropaic rod
Object type: Magic rod
Date: ca. 1878–1640 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Senwosret III
Medium: Glazed steatite
Dimensions: L. 27.5 cm (10 7/8 in.); W. 2.3 cm (7/8 in.); d-e) crocodiles: L. 3.5 cm (1 3/8 in.); f-g) lions: L. 3 cm (1 3/16 in.); h) turtle: L. 2.6 cm (1 in.); i-j) frogs: L. 2 cm (13/16 in.)
Credit line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Geography: From    Egypt      
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Crocodiles, term: Lions, term: Turtles