Title: Papyrus burnisher
Object type: Papyrus burnisher
Date: ca. 1850–1640 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 12, late–early 13
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)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1915
Geography: From    Egypt Memphite Region Lisht North Tomb of Nakht (493), inside enclosure Pit 465 MMA excavations, 1913–14 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY