Staff or Sceptre

55.82.19

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Wooden staff or sceptre in the form of papyrus reed - jointed staff and head, painted white with red line. Image shows the object broken into three pieces. a new mount to be made in 2017 will hold all three together so it can be mounted upright. Gardiner's hieroglyphic sign list, S43, and is a symbol of elite culture placed in the burial as a status symbol.