Context (Other)
Cf. Petrie, Objects of Daily Life, pl. xxxvii
Event Date
Author: maa

Context (Other)
Original catalogue card, written in Louis Clarke's hand, reads: 'Fragment about 6 inches of ivory carving. It is part of a dancing[?] wand used in Dances in honour of the goddess Hathor. XII Dyn. Information given by H.R. Hall'. A later hand added: 'c.f. Petrie, Obj. Daily Life, pl. XXXVII. In[cised] with: Thouis, winged quadrupeds, pair of legs. Fragment of clapper [struck through]. Also bears '2002''.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn

Context (Field collection)
Cecil, Lady William. 1903. 'Report on the Work done at Aswan'. Annales du Service des Antiquites de L'Egypt. vol. IV. pp. 51-73. p. 68.
Event Date 1903
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

Context (References)
Legge, F. 1905. 'The Magic Ivories if the Middle Empire'. Proceedings of the Society of Biblical Archaeology. vol. 27. pp. 130-152. p.145. pl. 14 no. 23.
Event Date 1905
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

Description (CMS Description)
Fragment of an ivory wand with incised decoration: Thouris, a winged quadruped and a pair of legs.
Event Date 24/5/1991
Author: maa

Description (Labels & Markings)
Printed label in red ink affixed to front of object reads: '2002'. Could this be the lot number from the sale Clarke purchased it from? Label affixed to reverse of object reads: '22.912 XII Dynasty' and stamped in purple ink 'Clarke Gift'.
Event Date 5/3/2015
Author: Imogen Gunn

Context (Field collection)
Vink, Fred. 2016. 'Boundaries of Protection. Function and significance of the framing (lines) on Middle Kingdom apotropaia, in particular magic wands'. The World of Middle Kingdom Egypt (2000-1550 BC) Contributions on archaeology, art, religion, and written sources. (Eds) Miniaci, Gianluca and Grajetzki, Wolfram. vol. II. pp.257-284. p. 277, 278 fig. 20.
Event Date 2016
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

Context (References)
Vink, Fred. Missing Magical Wands from Middle Kingdom Egypt. Online resource. https://www.academia.edu/3366627/MISSING_MAGICAL_WANDS_WANDS_FROM_MIDDLE_KINDOM_EGYPT [accessed 15/11/2016]
Event Date 2016
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson

Context (Analysis)
Dr Fred Vink, in correspondence date 11 October 2017, notes that 'According to the collection database the piece dates from the Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12. However, [although it was] excavated near 12th Dynasty tombs, its exact archaeological [context] can't be determined. Compared with other knives, we think it dates most probably a bit [later]: from the second half of Dynasty 13 to 1650 BCE.' Using an earlier image of the wand when it was complete, he describes the scene 'from the left to the right the following figures: a sitting mummified deity with an [ankh-sign] on its knee, a walking sun disc wit[h] uraeus and [ankh-sign], a griffin with a human head between its wings, a hippopotamus deity with knife, supporting an [ankh-sign], and finally the remains of the tale of lion deity.'
Event Date 11/10/2017
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (Amendments / updates)
This object was previously dated to the 12th Dynasty. However, Dr Fred Vink believes it is more likely to be slightly later, based on comparison with other similar objects, the second half of the 13th Dynasty. The Period field has been updated accordingly.
Event Date 20/10/2017
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)

Context (Analysis)
This object was examined at the ivory identification workshop led by Dr Sonia O'Connor and Dr James H. Barrett, held at the Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge on 21 September 2018. It was confirmed to be made of a hippopotamus canine.
Event Date 21/9/2018
Author: Lucie Carreau