Fly-whisk

Description

Fly-whisk comprised of sixteen strings of barrel-shaped blue faience beads : Ancient Egyptian, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Qurna, 2nd Intermediate Period, 17th Dynasty, 1585-1545 BC

Museum reference

A.1909.527.9

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Fly-whisk

Production information

Unknown
Egypt, Northern Africa

Date

17th Dynasty, 2nd Intermediate Period, Ancient Egyptian

Style / Culture

Ancient Egyptian

Materials

Faience

Collection place(s)

Qurna, Thebes, Upper Egypt, Egypt, Northern Africa

Associations

Excavator: Petrie, William Matthew Flinders, Professor Sir, 1853 - 1942

Exhibitions

• Ancient Egypt Rediscovered (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Treasured: Wonderful Things, Amazing Stories (14 Nov 2008 - 01 Jan 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Heaven and Hell and other worlds of the dead (01 Jul 2000 - 01 Feb 2001)
  Royal Museum of Scotland

• Egyptian Gallery, 2003 - 2008 (2003 - 2008)
  Royal Scottish Museum

• Ancient Egypt (29 Jul 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

Qurneh / by W.M. Flinders Petrie. London, B.S.A.E. & B. Quaritch, 1909, 6 - 10

On display

national museum of scotland »
level 5 »
world cultures, ancient egypt rediscovered