Model flail
Object PlaceEl-Ahaiwah, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueWood, metal, tortoise shell(?)
DimensionsOverall: 13.8 cm (5 7/16 in.)
Credit LineBrought from Harvard Camp in 1947
Accession number47.1690
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTomb equipment
ProvenanceFrom Egypt, El Ahaywah, Tomb No. 526 (?). July-August, 1900: excavated by George A. Reisner for the Hearst Egyptian Expedition of the University of California; by 1947: Harvard Camp, Giza; 1947: shipped to the MFA from Harvard Camp.
1550–1295 B.C.
3850–3650 B.C.
around 1680-1700
early 20th century
14th century
first half of 19th century
mid 19th century
18th century
19th century
19th century
1840–60
1890s