Title: Magic wand
Object type: Magic wand
Date: ca. 1850–1640 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, late–early 13
Medium: Ivory: Hippopotamus
Dimensions: L. 26.7 × W. 4.5 × H. 9.4 × Th. 0.6 cm (10 1/2 × 1 3/4 × 3 11/16 × 1/4 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1915
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North Tomb of Nakht (493), brick building east Pit 475 MMA excavations, 1913–14 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Tags: term: Animals