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	L. 34.3 × W. 6.6 × H. 14.4 × Th. 1 cm (13 1/2 × 2 5/8 × 5 11/16 × 3/8 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 544247