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Flail attachment
304 B.C.–A.D. 364

Flail
Indian
18th century

Japanese

ca. 1615–1868

Indian

18th–19th century

Scarab
ca. 664–525 B.C.

Military Flail
possibly German
possibly 16th century

Flail cylinders

ca. 1850–1640 B.C.

Model Flail from the Foundation Deposit for Hatshepsut's Tomb
ca. 1479–1458 B.C.

Part of a flail for a statue
664–30 B.C.

Military Flail
Possibly German
possibly 16th to 19th century

Amulet of seated goddess / queen with ankh and flail

ca. 1390–1295 B.C.

Military Flail
possibly German
probably mid to late 19th century in style of 16th century

Child god standing and holding a flail
664–30 B.C.