Apotropaic Wand | Middle Kingdom - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
These teeth are a hippo's most powerful weapon and make the animal most dangerous. The apotropaic wand here shows signs of wear on one tip, suggesting that it was used over a …
List of Egyptian obelisks - Wikipedia
This list contains all known remaining ancient Egyptian obelisks. [1] [2] The list does not include modern or pre-modern pseudo-Egyptian obelisks, such as the numerous Egyptian-style …
Birth tusk - Wikipedia
Birth tusks (also called magical wands or apotropaic wands[1]) are wands for apotropaic magic (to ward off evil), mainly from the Middle Kingdom of Egypt. They are most often made of …
Magic wand | Middle Kingdom | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Wands such as this were a common feature in burials of the late Middle Kingdom. This one shows signs of wear on one tip, suggesting that it was used over a period of time before being placed …
Apotropaic Rod or Magic Wand - Ancient Egypt Blog
2022年11月5日 · This post looks into various types of Apotropaic Rods/Magic Wands that were used during ancient Egyptian times.
Wand in the form of a two-headed serpent – Works - Museum of …
2002年3月20日 · This magic wand is a rare surviving example of such a magician's tool. The wand takes the form of a two-headed cobra. Serpents were believed to be capable of averting …
Magic Wand | Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom | The …
Title: Magic Wand. Period: Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom. Dynasty: Dynasty 12, late–13. Date: ca. 1850–1640 B.C. Geography: From Egypt, Egyptian Antiquities Service/Maspero …
Apotropaic wand - Smarthistory
Apotropaic wand, 12th dynasty, hippopotamus ivory, Thebes, Upper Egypt, 37 cm long (© Trustees of the British Museum) Childbirth and early infancy were felt to be particularly …
Wand - E2914 | Collections - Penn Museum
Wand carved from hippopotamus tusk. Decorated with a series of 9 magical figures (Seth, Taweret, Lion, Frog, Lion, Lion, gazelle(?), vulture, cat) each holding a knife. Each figure is …
amuletic wand (?) | British Museum
Curator's comments Bibliography: PM I Part 2: p.842 G. Pinch, Magic in Ancient Egypt (London 1994), fig.19, 20 (lower). J. Roberson 'The Early History of "New Kingdom" Netherworld …
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