Papyrus umbel from Mirror Handle
Object type: Mirror handle (?), papyrus umbel
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 11
Date: ca. 2030–1640 B.C.
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: L. 9.5 (broken) × H. 3.3 cm (3 3/4 × 1 5/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Asasif
Locale: Tomb MMA 816
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1929–30
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1931
Accession year: 1931