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Wand

Egyptian
Findspot: Nubia (Sudan), Semna, S523
Medium/Technique Ivory
Dimensions Overall: 3.5 x 23 cm (1 3/8 x 9 1/16 in.)
Credit Line Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number24.2048
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAfrica and Oceania, Ancient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsReligious and cult objects
DescriptionFive fragments of an ivory wand. Hand is carved and in poor condition.
ProvenanceFrom Semna, S523. 1924: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA by the government of Sudan.