Papyrus burnisher
Object type: Papyrus burnisher
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, late–early 13
Date: ca. 1850–1640 B.C.
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: h. 3.6 cm (1 7/16 in); w. 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in); d. 2.4 cm (15/16 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: Tomb of Nakht (493), inside enclosure
Locus: Pit 465
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1913–14
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1915
Accession year: 1915