Papyrus umbel from Mirror Handle

Middle Kingdom

ca. 2030–1640 B.C.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 106

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Title: Papyrus umbel from Mirror Handle
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 11
Date: ca. 2030–1640 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, Tomb MMA 816, MMA excavations, 1929–30
Medium: Ivory
Dimensions: L. 9.5 (broken) × H. 3.3 cm (3 3/4 × 1 5/16 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1931
Object Number: 31.3.68
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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