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| Keywords: Egyptian - Magic Wand Depicting a Procession of Deities - Walters 71510 - Back.jpg The curve of this wand follows that of the hippopotamus tusk from which it was made but its flat form is reminiscent of the curved throwing sticks used to catch fowl Powerful protective deities such as Taweret and Bes are depicted together with protective uraeus serpents and other mythical creatures Many of the figures brandish knives to dispel evil spirits ca 1880 1700 BC Middle Kingdom-Second Intermediate hippopotamus ivory cm 16 36 5 0 7 accession number 71 510 9620 Dikran Kelekian New York and Paris Henry Walters city Baltimore Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by Henry Walters 1914 Ivory The Sumptuous Art The Walters Art Gallery Baltimore 1983-1984 Mistress of House Mistress of Heaven Women in Ancient Egypt Brooklyn Museum Brooklyn; Cincinnati Art Museum Cincinnati 1996-1997 Daily Magic in Ancient Egypt The Walters Art Museum Baltimore 2006-2007 place of origin Egypt Walters Art Museum license Ancient Egyptian amulets in the Walters Art Museum Ancient Egyptian apotropaic wands Hippopotamidae in art Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review | ||||
