Wand

E2914

From: Egypt | Rifeh

Curatorial Section: Egyptian

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Object Number	E2914
Current Location	Collections Storage
Provenience	Egypt \| Rifeh
Period	Middle Kingdom \| Twelfth Dynasty
Date Made	1938-1759 BCE
Section	Egyptian
Materials	Hippopotamus Ivory
Iconography	Seth \| Taweret \| Lion \| Frog \| Gazelle? \| Cat \| Vulture \| Knife \| Jackal
Description	Wand carved from hippopotamus tusk. Decorated with a series of 9 magical figures (Seth, Taweret, Lion, Frog, Lion, Lion, gazelle(?), vulture, cat) each holding a knife. Each figure is seated atop the hieroglyph nb. At one end, there is a lion head at the other pointy end, a jackal head.
Length	38.1 cm
Width	20.3 cm
Depth	3.8 cm
Credit Line	Distribution from the British School of Archaeology; Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie, 1907
Other Number	ES 2914 - Original Number

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