Scribe’s Palette and Reed Pens
525-343 B.C.E.
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Tool
- Formatted Medium
- Wood, pigment
- Locations
- Reportedly from: Elephantine Island, Egypt
- Dynasty
- Dynasty 27 to Dynasty 30
- Period
- Late Period
- Dimensions
- palette: 1 3/8 x 11/16 x 4 15/16 in. (3.5 x 1.8 x 12.6 cm) pens: 1/8 x 4 1/2 in. (0.3 x 11.5 cm)
- Accession Number
- 16.99a-d
- Credit Line
- Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
- Exhibitions
- Jewish Life in Ancient Egypt
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- This item is not on view
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