Monday, August 18, 2008

Daily Photo - Ivory wand fragment from Petrie


UC16384. Fragment of ivory (hippopotamus) magic wand, incised from R-L with frog on basket (HEQT), TA-URT with knife, two human heads and crocodile. 10.6cms. Possibly Eighteenth Dynasty.


Copyright: Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology,
University College London
With my thanks


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