Sceptre of Mesehti
GEM Number
9216
Collection
Main Galleries
Period
Middle Kingdom
Dynasty
11
Description
A wooden was-sceptre from the collection of Mesehti, a provincial governor of Asyut in Dynasty 11. This type of sceptre has an animal head at the top of a long staff usually with a forked end. In a funerary context, it was sometimes included among other tomb equipment intended for the welfare of the deceased in the afterlife.
Region
Upper Egypt
Area
Asyut
Wood
Height
76.4 cm
Width
4.6 cm