Magic Wand, Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom, Dynasty 12, late–13, ca. 1850–1640 B.C., From Egypt, Egyptian Antiquities Service/Maspero excavations, 1885–86, Ivory, L. 26.6 × W. 3.6 × H. 9.5 × Th. 1.5 cm (10 1/2 × 1 7/16 × 3 3/4 × 9/16 in.), This curved object made from a hippopotamus tusk is incised with the figures of a frog, the goddess Taweret, a crocodile, a winged feline, the daimon Bes, a jackal head, an upright lion and a baboon. It belongs to a group of such objects, all of late Middle Kingdom date, which have a similar shape: curved with one end slightly rounded, the other flat
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Magic Wand, Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom, Dynasty 12, late–13, ca, 1850–1640 B.C, Egypt, Egyptian Antiquities Service/Maspero excavations, 1885–86, Ivory, L, 26.6, W, 3.6, H, 9.5, Th, 1.5 cm, 10 1/2, 1 7/16, 3 3/4, 9/16, curved, object, hippopotamus tusk, incised, figures, frog, goddess Taweret, crocodile, winged feline, daimon Bes, jackal head, upright lion, baboon, belongs, group, objects, late Middle, Kingdom, date, shape, slightly rounded, flat
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