Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Magic Wand Middle KingdomLisht North
Description
Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, mid - Dynasty 13, ca. 1900–1640 B.C. Hippopotamus ivory. a): L. 26.9 × W. 4.9 × H. 9.6 × Th. 1.1 cm (10 9/16 × 1 15/16 × 3 3/4 × 7/16 in.); b): L. 4.4 × W. 4 × Th. 0.7 cm (1 3/4 × 1 9/16 × 1/4 in.). From: cemetery south of pyramid below House A1:1, Pit 885, Lisht North, Memphite Region, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920–21. Subject: Animals. Credit: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
AI reading of the photograph
Visible text (machine reading)
Inscription is present as hieroglyph-like sign blocks in the decorative band, but no legible exact excerpt can be reliably transcribed from the image resolution.
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