无定形魔杖 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	无定形魔杖
品名（英）	Apotropaic Wand
入馆年号	1930年，30.8.218
策展部门	埃及艺术（Egyptian Art）
创作者
创作年份	公元前 1981
创作地区	来自于: 埃及（From: Egypt）
分类
尺寸	长 33.1 × 宽 5.3 × 高 12.4 × Th. 1 厘米 (13 1/16 × 2 1/16 × 4 7/8 × 3/8 英寸)
介绍（中）	像这样的魔杖在中世纪晚期的墓葬中是一个常见的特征。它们通常是用河马象牙雕刻而成，至今仍保留着河马象牙线犬的形状。这些牙齿是河马最有力的武器，使动物变得最危险这根神奇的魔杖的一个尖端有磨损的迹象，表明它在被放入坟墓之前已经使用了一段时间。魔杖的一侧装饰着保护神的形象，他们携带刀具来抵御邪恶势力一些魔杖，如这根和15.3.197，正面刻有"保护白天"和"保护夜晚"的字样。收藏中的另一根魔杖（08.200.19）背面的铭文更长，表明它是用来保护孩子的。尽管它们的确切用途尚不清楚，但这些魔杖似乎在出生和生命早期提供了保护。它们也被放置在坟墓里，以在死者重生时为其提供保护。
介绍（英）	Wands such as this were a common feature in burials of the late Middle Kingdom. They were usually carved out of hippopotamus ivory and still retain the shape of a hippopotamus tusk-line canine. These teeth are a hippo's most powerful weapon and make the animal most dangerous. The apotropaic wand here shows signs of wear on one tip, suggesting that it was used over a period of time before being placed in the tomb. The wand is decorated on one side with the figures of protective deities that carry knives to ward off evil forces. Some wands, like this one, and 15.3.197 are inscribed on the front with the words "protection of day" and "protection of night." Another wand in the collection (08.200.19) has a longer inscription on the back, indicating that it was used to protect a child. Although their exact use is unknown, these wands seem to have provided protection during birth and early in life. They were also placed in tombs to offer protection of the deceased at his or her rebirth.