Polishing tool for shaping glaze
Object type: Polishing tool
Rubber
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Late Middle Kingdom–Early New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 13–18, early
Date: ca. 1802–1450 B.C.
Medium: Frit
Dimensions: h. 7.6 cm (3 in); w. 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North
Locale: Cemetery south of pyramid, House A1
Locus: so-called "faience factory"
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1920–22
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1922
Accession year: 1922