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Dagger handle (with 22.3.75b)

Second Intermediate Period–Early New Kingdom
ca. 1580–1479 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 109
Inscribed for Hatshepsut's father, Thutmose I, these two wooden grips were fixed to either side of the handle of a dagger. The end of each grip is decorated with a falcon, its wings bent to fit the curve of the pommel, and shen hieroglyphs, signifying eternity. Since the falcon represents Horus, a god personified by the king on earth, he may be seen as holding eternity and perhaps also extending it to the king named below.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Dagger handle (with 22.3.75b)
  • Period: Second Intermediate Period–Early New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 17–18
  • Date: ca. 1580–1479 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Southern Asasif, unfinished temple area, rubbish outside Pit MMA 1013, MMA excavations, 1920–22
  • Medium: Wood
  • Dimensions: l. 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
  • Object Number: 22.3.75a
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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