Staff of Amenhotep. Dimensions: L. 77 cm (30 5/16 in.); Diam. at butt 1.25 cm (1/2 in.); Diam. at forked end 0.75 cm (5/16 in.); W. at fork 3.6 cm (1 7/16 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 18. Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III. Date: ca. 1479-1458 B.C..Sometime in the early joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, a twelve-year-old boy named Amenhotep was buried on the hillside below the tomb chapel of Hatshepsut's well-known official, Senenmut (36.3.252). Although still a child, Amenhotep was well provided for. On top of his wooden coffin lay a forked staff (shown here) and a necklace of lentoid faience beads (36.3.154). Beside the coffin were food offerings of bread and beer (36.3.161), and a variety of fruits including raisins, dates, dom palm nuts, sycamore figs, and a pomegranate. A beautiful stone shabti figure (see 19.3.206) had been laid next to the coffin. Its inscription identified it as a gift from Amenhotep's brother, Senu. This shabti is now in the Egyptian Museum,

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Staff of Amenhotep. Dimensions: L. 77 cm (30 5/16 in.); Diam. at butt 1.25 cm (1/2 in.); Diam. at forked end 0.75 cm (5/16 in.); W. at fork 3.6 cm (1 7/16 in.). Dynasty: Dynasty 18. Reign: Joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III. Date: ca. 1479-1458 B.C..Sometime in the early joint reign of Hatshepsut and Thutmose III, a twelve-year-old boy named Amenhotep was buried on the hillside below the tomb chapel of Hatshepsut's well-known official, Senenmut (36.3.252). Although still a child, Amenhotep was well provided for. On top of his wooden coffin lay a forked staff (shown here) and a necklace of lentoid faience beads (36.3.154). Beside the coffin were food offerings of bread and beer (36.3.161), and a variety of fruits including raisins, dates, dom palm nuts, sycamore figs, and a pomegranate. A beautiful stone shabti figure (see 19.3.206) had been laid next to the coffin. Its inscription identified it as a gift from Amenhotep's brother, Senu. This shabti is now in the Egyptian Museum,

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