Model Flail from the Foundation Deposit for Hatshepsut's Tomb
This gold-covered flail, a royal emblem, was among the objects discovered in a foundation deposit in front of the tomb of Hatshepsut (KV 20) in the Valley of the Kings. Foundation deposits often contained magical implements and amulets intended to protect building or tomb that they marked. For more information on this deposit, see 30.8.6.
Artwork Details
- Title: Model Flail from the Foundation Deposit for Hatshepsut's Tomb
- Period: New Kingdom
- Dynasty: Dynasty 18
- Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III
- Date: ca. 1479–1458 B.C.
- Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Tomb of Hatshepsut (KV 20), Foundation deposit, Davis/Carter excavations, 1903–04
- Medium: Wood, gold foil
- Dimensions: L. 7.8 cm (3 1/16 in); greatest w. 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in)
- Credit Line: Theodore M. Davis Collection, Bequest of Theodore M. Davis, 1915
- Object Number: 30.8.15
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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