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Description: | Fragment of curved, incised, prophylactic baton made of hippopotamus ivory. Right edge worn for 1 cm, into design of incised leopard head. Possible hieroglyph for 'house' (pr) above an indistinct sign, possibly nfr or the eye with elongated cosmetic line. The fragment has been broken and the join is clear at 4.5 cm from right. Incision of mythical being - feline head with wig parted over shoulder of human torso, right hand holds a tail while left hand holds lower of two lines emanating from the mouth, possibly snakes, lower legs worn away. Finely incised vulture facing right holding ankh-sign in left claw, standing on the 'basket' hieroglyph which is very worn. About its lower back is a sun-circle with a dot in the centre. A line near upper edge rd frames the figures. | Format: | text/html | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ | Rights holder: | University College London | Subjects: | Egyptology | Temporal: | name=Middle Kingdom; start=-2024; end=-1700 | Source: | UCL Museums | Identifier: | http://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums/objects/LDU... | Language: | en-GB | Format: | text/html | Go to resource |
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