Apotropaic Wand

Unknown Artist

ca. 1981–1640 B.C.

Apotropaic Wand by Unknown Artist

Medium

Hippopotamus ivory

Dimensions

L. 33.1 × W. 5.3 × H. 12.4 × Th. 1 cm (13 1/16 × 2 1/16 × 4 7/8 × 3/8 in.)

Classification

Magic wand

Period

Middle Kingdom

Department

Egyptian Art

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915

Accession Number

30.8.218

Tags

Animals

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