Object types
amuletic wand (all objects)
Materials
hippopotamus ivory (all objects)
Techniques
incised (scope note | all objects)
Place (findspot)
Found/Acquired Egypt (all objects)
Period/Culture
Middle Kingdom (all objects)
Description
Amuletic wand; hippopotamus ivory; incised detail; ancient break and binding-holes.
Dimensions
Length: 27 centimetres
Width: 5.3 centimetres
Depth: 0.5 centimetres
Weight: 0.118 kilograms
Condition
fair - repaired(in Antiquity)
Curator's comments
Bibliography:
G. Pinch, Magic in Ancient Egypt (London 1994), fig.38.
Acquisition date
1927
Acquisition name
Purchased from Mohammed Mohassib (biographical details | all objects)
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