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