Apotropaic rod

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.)

Classification

Magic rod

Period

Middle Kingdom

Department

Egyptian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926

Accession Number

26.7.1275a–j

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