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<em>Walking Stick Inscribed for the Chief Craftsman of Amen, Aha-tu-aa</em>, ca. 1272–1095 B.C.E. Wood, ebony, ivory, paste, Diam. 13/16 x 13 5/16 in. (2.1 x 33.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.277E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.277E_overall.jpg)
Walking Stick Inscribed for the Chief Craftsman of Amen, Aha-tu-aa, ca. 1272–1095 B.C.E. Wood, ebony, ivory, paste, Diam. 13/16 x 13 5/16 in. (2.1 x 33.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.277E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.277E_overall.jpg)
<em>Walking Stick Inscribed for the Chief Craftsman of Amen, Aha-tu-aa</em>, ca. 1272–1095 B.C.E. Wood, ebony, ivory, paste, Diam. 13/16 x 13 5/16 in. (2.1 x 33.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.277E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.277E_overall.jpg)

Walking Stick Inscribed for the Chief Craftsman of Amen, Aha-tu-aa, ca. 1272–1095 B.C.E. Wood, ebony, ivory, paste, Diam. 13/16 x 13 5/16 in. (2.1 x 33.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.277E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.277E_overall.jpg)

<em>Walking Stick Inscribed for the Chief Craftsman of Amen, Aha-tu-aa</em>, ca. 1272–1095 B.C.E. Wood, ebony, ivory, paste, Diam. 13/16 x 13 5/16 in. (2.1 x 33.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.277E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.277E_detail1.jpg)

Walking Stick Inscribed for the Chief Craftsman of Amen, Aha-tu-aa, ca. 1272–1095 B.C.E. Wood, ebony, ivory, paste, Diam. 13/16 x 13 5/16 in. (2.1 x 33.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.277E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.277E_detail1.jpg)

<em>Walking Stick Inscribed for the Chief Craftsman of Amen, Aha-tu-aa</em>, ca. 1272–1095 B.C.E. Wood, ebony, ivory, paste, Diam. 13/16 x 13 5/16 in. (2.1 x 33.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.277E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.277E_detail2.jpg)

Walking Stick Inscribed for the Chief Craftsman of Amen, Aha-tu-aa, ca. 1272–1095 B.C.E. Wood, ebony, ivory, paste, Diam. 13/16 x 13 5/16 in. (2.1 x 33.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.277E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.277E_detail2.jpg)

<em>Walking Stick Inscribed for the Chief Craftsman of Amen, Aha-tu-aa</em>, ca. 1272–1095 B.C.E. Wood, ebony, ivory, paste, Diam. 13/16 x 13 5/16 in. (2.1 x 33.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.277E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.277E_detail3.jpg)

Walking Stick Inscribed for the Chief Craftsman of Amen, Aha-tu-aa, ca. 1272–1095 B.C.E. Wood, ebony, ivory, paste, Diam. 13/16 x 13 5/16 in. (2.1 x 33.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.277E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.277E_detail3.jpg)

<em>Walking Stick Inscribed for the Chief Craftsman of Amen, Aha-tu-aa</em>, ca. 1272–1095 B.C.E. Wood, ebony, ivory, paste, Diam. 13/16 x 13 5/16 in. (2.1 x 33.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.277E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.277E_detail4.jpg)

Walking Stick Inscribed for the Chief Craftsman of Amen, Aha-tu-aa, ca. 1272–1095 B.C.E. Wood, ebony, ivory, paste, Diam. 13/16 x 13 5/16 in. (2.1 x 33.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.277E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.277E_detail4.jpg)

<em>Walking Stick Inscribed for the Chief Craftsman of Amen, Aha-tu-aa</em>, ca. 1272–1095 B.C.E. Wood, ebony, ivory, paste, Diam. 13/16 x 13 5/16 in. (2.1 x 33.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.277E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.277E_detail5.jpg)

Walking Stick Inscribed for the Chief Craftsman of Amen, Aha-tu-aa, ca. 1272–1095 B.C.E. Wood, ebony, ivory, paste, Diam. 13/16 x 13 5/16 in. (2.1 x 33.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.277E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.277E_detail5.jpg)

<em>Walking Stick Inscribed for the Chief Craftsman of Amen, Aha-tu-aa</em>, ca. 1272–1095 B.C.E. Wood, ebony, ivory, paste, Diam. 13/16 x 13 5/16 in. (2.1 x 33.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.277E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.277E_detail6.jpg)

Walking Stick Inscribed for the Chief Craftsman of Amen, Aha-tu-aa, ca. 1272–1095 B.C.E. Wood, ebony, ivory, paste, Diam. 13/16 x 13 5/16 in. (2.1 x 33.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.277E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.277E_detail6.jpg)

<em>Walking Stick Inscribed for the Chief Craftsman of Amen, Aha-tu-aa</em>, ca. 1272–1095 B.C.E. Wood, ebony, ivory, paste, Diam. 13/16 x 13 5/16 in. (2.1 x 33.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.277E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.277E_detail7.jpg)

Walking Stick Inscribed for the Chief Craftsman of Amen, Aha-tu-aa, ca. 1272–1095 B.C.E. Wood, ebony, ivory, paste, Diam. 13/16 x 13 5/16 in. (2.1 x 33.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.277E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.277E_detail7.jpg)

<em>Walking Stick Inscribed for the Chief Craftsman of Amen, Aha-tu-aa</em>, ca. 1272–1095 B.C.E. Wood, ebony, ivory, paste, Diam. 13/16 x 13 5/16 in. (2.1 x 33.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.277E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.277E_glass_bw_SL1.jpg)

Walking Stick Inscribed for the Chief Craftsman of Amen, Aha-tu-aa, ca. 1272–1095 B.C.E. Wood, ebony, ivory, paste, Diam. 13/16 x 13 5/16 in. (2.1 x 33.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.277E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.277E_glass_bw_SL1.jpg)

<em>Walking Stick Inscribed for the Chief Craftsman of Amen, Aha-tu-aa</em>, ca. 1272–1095 B.C.E. Wood, ebony, ivory, paste, Diam. 13/16 x 13 5/16 in. (2.1 x 33.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.277E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.277E_detail_print_bw_SL1.jpg)

Walking Stick Inscribed for the Chief Craftsman of Amen, Aha-tu-aa, ca. 1272–1095 B.C.E. Wood, ebony, ivory, paste, Diam. 13/16 x 13 5/16 in. (2.1 x 33.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.277E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.277E_detail_print_bw_SL1.jpg)

<em>Walking Stick Inscribed for the Chief Craftsman of Amen, Aha-tu-aa</em>, ca. 1272–1095 B.C.E. Wood, ebony, ivory, paste, Diam. 13/16 x 13 5/16 in. (2.1 x 33.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.277E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.1833E_37.277E_37.278E_glass_bw_SL1.jpg)

Walking Stick Inscribed for the Chief Craftsman of Amen, Aha-tu-aa, ca. 1272–1095 B.C.E. Wood, ebony, ivory, paste, Diam. 13/16 x 13 5/16 in. (2.1 x 33.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.277E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.1833E_37.277E_37.278E_glass_bw_SL1.jpg)

<em>Walking Stick Inscribed for the Chief Craftsman of Amen, Aha-tu-aa</em>, ca. 1272–1095 B.C.E. Wood, ebony, ivory, paste, Diam. 13/16 x 13 5/16 in. (2.1 x 33.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.277E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.1833E_37.277E_37.278E_GrpB_SL4.jpg)

Walking Stick Inscribed for the Chief Craftsman of Amen, Aha-tu-aa, ca. 1272–1095 B.C.E. Wood, ebony, ivory, paste, Diam. 13/16 x 13 5/16 in. (2.1 x 33.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.277E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , 37.1833E_37.277E_37.278E_GrpB_SL4.jpg)

<em>Walking Stick Inscribed for the Chief Craftsman of Amen, Aha-tu-aa</em>, ca. 1272–1095 B.C.E. Wood, ebony, ivory, paste, Diam. 13/16 x 13 5/16 in. (2.1 x 33.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.277E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.277E_NegID_37.277E_NegGRPA_print_cropped_bw.jpg)

Walking Stick Inscribed for the Chief Craftsman of Amen, Aha-tu-aa, ca. 1272–1095 B.C.E. Wood, ebony, ivory, paste, Diam. 13/16 x 13 5/16 in. (2.1 x 33.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.277E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.277E_NegID_37.277E_NegGRPA_print_cropped_bw.jpg)

<em>Walking Stick Inscribed for the Chief Craftsman of Amen, Aha-tu-aa</em>, ca. 1272–1095 B.C.E. Wood, ebony, ivory, paste, Diam. 13/16 x 13 5/16 in. (2.1 x 33.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.277E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.277E_37.1833E_37.278E_37.1832E_NegID_37.277E GRPA_print_bw.jpg)

Walking Stick Inscribed for the Chief Craftsman of Amen, Aha-tu-aa, ca. 1272–1095 B.C.E. Wood, ebony, ivory, paste, Diam. 13/16 x 13 5/16 in. (2.1 x 33.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.277E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: , CUR.37.277E_37.1833E_37.278E_37.1832E_NegID_37.277E GRPA_print_bw.jpg)

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Walking Stick Inscribed for the Chief Craftsman of Amen, Aha-tu-aa

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MEDIUM Wood, ebony, ivory, paste
  • Reportedly From: Thebes, Egypt
    • DATES ca. 1272–1095 B.C.E.
    DYNASTY Dynasty 19 to Dynasty 20
    PERIOD New Kingdom
    DIMENSIONS Diam. 13/16 x 13 5/16 in. (2.1 x 33.8 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 37.277E
    CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Upper part of wooden staff of The Chief Craftsman (or artist) of Amen, ‘h3-tw-‘3 (Aha-tu-aa). Cylindrical form capped by four disks alternately of ivory and ebony. Near top edge of shaft inlaid scene of owner worshipping the Theban Triad. Inlaid offering formula to Amen and Ptah down front of staff. Presumably a funerary piece. Condition: Good. Small and scattered sections of inlay (paste?) missing.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Walking Stick Inscribed for the Chief Craftsman of Amen, Aha-tu-aa, ca. 1272–1095 B.C.E. Wood, ebony, ivory, paste, Diam. 13/16 x 13 5/16 in. (2.1 x 33.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.277E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.277E_overall.jpg)
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    <em>Walking Stick Inscribed for the Chief Craftsman of Amen, Aha-tu-aa</em>, ca. 1272–1095 B.C.E. Wood, ebony, ivory, paste, Diam. 13/16 x 13 5/16 in. (2.1 x 33.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.277E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.277E_overall.jpg)

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    Dynasty XVIII
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    Eighteenth Dynasty
    New York Historic Society Collection
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    ivory
    Egypt
    Dynasty XVIII
    Dynasty 18
    Eighteenth Dynasty
    New York Historic Society Collection
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