Staff
ca. 1336-1295 B.C.E. or slightly earlier
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
The geometric designs on the upper part of this staff are made of stretched animal skin. The artisan varied the technique of applying the tissue to the staff. In some places the skin is overlaid directly on the wood; in others it is inlaid in minute cavities.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Accessory
- Formatted Medium
- Wood, ebony, animal tissue
- Locations
- Possible place made: Thebes, Egypt
- Dynasty
- late Dynasty 18
- Period
- New Kingdom
- Dimensions
- Length: 25 11/16 in. (65.2 cm)
- Accession Number
- 57.38
- Credit Line
- Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- Exhibitions
- Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Ancient Egyptian Art
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
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