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Charioteer's Whip of Itamun

Third Intermediate Period
ca. 1070–945 B.C.
Not on view
The whip consists of a slender tapered handle carved of dark wood, with two light leather lashes attached. It was found lying underneath the knees of the mummy of the General's Charioteer, Itamun (see 26.3.1a, b), broken in three pieces.

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Object Information
  • Title: Charioteer's Whip of Itamun
  • Period: Third Intermediate Period
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 21
  • Date: ca. 1070–945 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Unfinished Temple ("Seankhkare") Valley, Pit Tomb MMA 1008/1016 (Mond 8), inside coffins of Itamun, MMA excavations, 1920–21
  • Medium: Wood, leather
  • Dimensions: Handle: L. 51.5 cm (20 1/4 in.); Lash: L. 71 cm (27 15/16 in.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
  • Object Number: 22.3.15
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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