Papyrus burnisher
Object type: papyrus burnisher
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12
Reign: reign of Senwosret III
Date: ca. 1981–1802 B.C.
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: h. 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in); w. 3.4 cm (1 5/16 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht South
Locale: tomb of Sehetepibreankh
Locus: Pit 6L.P17
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1923–24
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1924
Accession year: 1924