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Source Description
The curve of this wand follows that of the hippopotamus tusk from which it was made but its flat form is reminiscent of the curved throwing sticks used to catch fowl. Powerful protective deities, such as Taweret and Bes, are depicted together with protective uraeus serpents and other mythical creatures. Many of the figures brandish knives to dispel evil spirits.
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Document identity
localId
9620
label
Magic Wand Depicting a Procession of Deities
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obj
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object
citationUrl
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2
Source metadata
id
9620
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Magic Wand Depicting a Procession of Deities
description
The curve of this wand follows that of the hippopotamus tusk from which it was made but its flat form is reminiscent of the curved throwing sticks used to catch fowl. Powerful protective deities, such as Taweret and Bes, are depicted together with protective uraeus serpents and other mythical creatures. Many of the figures brandish knives to dispel evil spirits.
provenance
Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1914, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
date
ca. 1880-1700 BCE (Middle Kingdom, late 12th-13th dynasty)
citationUrl
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Ivory & Bone
wands
imageCount
2
pageCount
2
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
16
height
36.5
depth
0.7
dimensionsRaw
6 5/16 x 14 3/8 x 1/4 in. (16 x 36.5 x 0.7 cm)
Source extras
cul
Egyptian
dynasty
late 12th-13th Dynasty
med
hippopotamus ivory; incised
creator_ids
6182
collection_ids
EGY
exhibition_ids
2172
850
215
Page inventory
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1
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photo
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1462b7df270869cb
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no
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no
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2
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photo
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ba43a6627ddd8c38
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no
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no