4276 – Staff

Physical description:

A staff consisting of what appears to be a straight tree branch, varnished to a mahogany colour, and with some turned decoration and the lower end painted gold, and with a top turned out of another piece of wood into the shape of a Djed Pillar - a series of rings representing the backbone of the Egyptian God Osiris.

Museum classification:

Sanders Collection

Information:

Inspired by Ancient Egyptian sceptres. The Egyptian God Ptah is often depicted holding a sceptre that incorporates the Djed Pillar as well as the Ankh and the stylised head of Set (also used in the Was Sceptre).

Resource:

Object

Materials:

Wood

Inspired by Ancient Egyptian sceptres. The Egyptian God Ptah is often depicted holding a sceptre that incorporates the Djed Pillar as well as the Ankh and the stylised head of Set (also used in the Was Sceptre).