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Apotropaic Knife Wand
UnknownMiddle Kingdom, 1600 BC
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Museum
Chicago, United States
This apotropaic knife is adorned with figurative incised decoration of figures holding knives. It is shaped as a crescent, with a plano-convex section. It is pierced at both the tapering and the rounded ends.
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Details
- Title: Apotropaic Knife Wand
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: Middle Kingdom, 1600 BC
- Location Created: Egypt
- Photograph Registration Number: D. 19399
- Object Registration Number: ISACM E10788
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