Card/Transcription No.: 577-1

577. A hrp SHM-SCEPTRE (GOLD; WOODEN CORE; EMBOSSED AND
CLOISONNÉ ORNAMENT)

POSITION:    
Found on floor, N.E. Corner of chamber, where it had been
either dropped or thrown; under baskets Nos. 573, 565 (see
photo 1148).

DIMENSIONS:
Max. L. 54.0; Max. W. 6.6 cents.

DESCRIPTION: 
A <> 'shm-sceptre' of power; probably from the regalia; of
gold, built up in five separate pieces upon a wooden core.
The ornament upon it is of two kinds: embossed gold and
cloisonné inlay - for details of these see Notes attached.

The inlay of the cloisonné work is composed of natural stones,
faience and coloured glass. Here and there turquoise, lapis
lazuli, green felspar, (?) malachite and always carnelian
seemed to have been employed, and in their absence
corresponding coloured faience (glazed ware) and glass has
been used (more often than the natural stones).

REMARKS:     
The sceptre is slightly bent owing to strain of weight of
objects cast upon it, the end knob much bent from ill-usage or
possibly wear and tear.

Note
For ideograms, etc., of similar sceptres see Gardiner, Eg.
Gram; pp. 496, 558.