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Hooked Staff
Egyptian
Middle Kingdom, late Dynasty 11 – early Dynasty
2010–1961 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Deir el-Bersha, Tomb 10, shaft A (Djehutynakht)
Medium/Technique
Wood
Dimensions
Length: 41.4 cm (16 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number21.16698
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsPersonal accessories
DescriptionStaff with hook at one end, the sides which are squared off instead of rounded. Possibly modeled after the heka-scepter, used by Osiris and the king. The staff is undecorated, and is smoothed.
ProvenanceFrom Deir el-Bersha, tomb 10, shaft A (tomb of Djehutynakht). May 1915: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt. (Accession Date: March 1, 1921)