Name: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access
Creator: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

Egyptian Artca. 1900–1640 B.C.

Artwork Details

Title	Magic Wand
Medium	Hippopotamus ivory
Dimensions	a): L. 26.9 × W. 4.9 × H. 9.6 × Th. 1.1 cm (10 9/16 × 1 15/16 × 3 3/4 × 7/16 in.); b): L. 4.4 × W. 4 × Th. 0.7 cm (1 3/4 × 1 9/16 × 1/4 in.)
Department	Egyptian Art
Date	ca. 1900–1640 B.C.
Credit Line	Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Object Page	View at The Met

Cultural Origin

Dynasty	Dynasty 12, mid - Dynasty 13
Period	Middle Kingdom
Date Range	1900 BC – 1640 BC

Provenance

Region	Memphite Region
Country	Egypt

From the Dynasty 12, mid - Dynasty 13 era

ca. 1900–1640 B.C.Pair of clappers

ca. 1900–1640 B.C.Clapper

ca. 1900–1640 B.C.Slab and grinder

ca. 1900–1640 B.C.Magic Wand

ca. 1900–1640 B.C.Clapper Handle fragment (?)

ca. 1900–1640 B.C.Finial of a fan

Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 544244