Magic wand, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12?13, ca. 1981?1640 B.C., From Egypt, Hippopotamus ivory, L. 33.1 ? W. 5.3 ? H. 12.4 ? Th. 1 cm (13 1/16 ? 2 1/16 ? 4 7/8 ? 3/8 in.), Wands such as this were a common feature in burials of the late Middle Kingdom.