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