Broken writing tablet

Museum number:
6-20404
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21060020404
Alternate number:
396
Accession number:
Acc.54/56/63/107
Description:
Wooden writing tablet, broken. Roman tomb.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Roman tomb, Tebtunis, Faiyum region
Verbatim coll. place:
Tebtunis (Umm el Baragat)
Culture or time period:
Roman Empire (27 BC–395 AD)
Collector:
Arthur S. Hunt and Bernard P. Grenfell
Collection date:
1899-1900
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
archaeology
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Dimensions:
18 inches, 17 inches, and 0.7 inches
Loans:
S1999-2000 #4a: Bancroft Library (UC Berkeley) (September 21, 1999–December 10, 1999)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 6 titled Broken writing tablet, accession number 6-20404, described as Wooden writing tablet, broken. Roman tomb.Hearst Museum object 2 of 6 titled Broken writing tablet, accession number 6-20404, described as Wooden writing tablet, broken. Roman tomb.Hearst Museum object 3 of 6 titled Broken writing tablet, accession number 6-20404, described as Wooden writing tablet, broken. Roman tomb.Hearst Museum object 4 of 6 titled Broken writing tablet, accession number 6-20404, described as Wooden writing tablet, broken. Roman tomb.Hearst Museum object 5 of 6 titled Broken writing tablet, accession number 6-20404, described as Wooden writing tablet, broken. Roman tomb.Hearst Museum object 6 of 6 titled Broken writing tablet, accession number 6-20404, described as Wooden writing tablet, broken. Roman tomb.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Broken writing tablet, accession number 6-20404, described as Wooden writing tablet, broken. Roman tomb.

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