Title: Fragment of an apotropaic wand
Object type: Magic wand fragment
Date: ca. 1878–1550 BCE
Period: Middle Kingdom–Second Intermediate Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 12–17
Reign: reign of Senwosret III or later
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: L. 9.2 × W. 4.6 × H. 4.9 × Th. 0.6 cm (3 5/8 × 1 13/16 × 1 15/16 × 1/4 in.)
Credit line: Anonymous Gift, 1932
Geography: From    Egypt     Egyptian Antiquities Service/Maspero excavations, 1885–86 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY