Papyrus burnisher of the Scribe, Merymaat

Papyrus burnisher of the Scribe, Merymaat

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The inscription on this papyrus burnisher identifies the scribe Merymaat as its owner. It was found in the same tomb with a scarab ring and fragments of a gaming box made of faience tiles and wood.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

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The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.