Scribe's palette

Museum number:
6-14965
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.54/56/63/107
Description:
Scribe’s palette. Wooden slab; 2 depressions ( for red and black paint) and groove on 1 side (to hold a pen). length 16 cm.
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Tomb 9091 (91), Cemetery 9000, Naga-ed-Der
Verbatim coll. place:
Cemetery 9000; Tomb 91 Cemetery 9000
Culture or time period:
11th Dynasty of Egypt (2125–1985 BC), 12th Dynasty of Egypt (1985–1773 BC), 7th & 8th Dynasties of Egypt (2181–2160 BC), and 9th & 10th Dynasties of Egypt (2160–2055 BC)
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Collection date:
1901-1903?
Materials:
Wood (plant material)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Scribe's palettes
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Loans:
S2006-2007 #7: Center for Tebtunis Papyri (UC Berkeley) (March 20, 2007–March 21, 2007)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 9 titled Scribe's palette, accession number 6-14965, described as Scribe’s palette. Wooden slab; 2 depressions ( for red and black paint) and groove on 1 side (to hold a pen). length 16 cm.Hearst Museum object 2 of 9 titled Scribe's palette, accession number 6-14965, described as Scribe’s palette. Wooden slab; 2 depressions ( for red and black paint) and groove on 1 side (to hold a pen). length 16 cm.Hearst Museum object 3 of 9 titled Scribe's palette, accession number 6-14965, described as Scribe’s palette. Wooden slab; 2 depressions ( for red and black paint) and groove on 1 side (to hold a pen). length 16 cm.Hearst Museum object 4 of 9 titled Scribe's palette, accession number 6-14965, described as Scribe’s palette. Wooden slab; 2 depressions ( for red and black paint) and groove on 1 side (to hold a pen). length 16 cm.Hearst Museum object 5 of 9 titled Scribe's palette, accession number 6-14965, described as Scribe’s palette. Wooden slab; 2 depressions ( for red and black paint) and groove on 1 side (to hold a pen). length 16 cm.Hearst Museum object 6 of 9 titled Scribe's palette, accession number 6-14965, described as Scribe’s palette. Wooden slab; 2 depressions ( for red and black paint) and groove on 1 side (to hold a pen). length 16 cm.Hearst Museum object 7 of 9 titled Scribe's palette, accession number 6-14965, described as Scribe’s palette. Wooden slab; 2 depressions ( for red and black paint) and groove on 1 side (to hold a pen). length 16 cm.Hearst Museum object 8 of 9 titled Scribe's palette, accession number 6-14965, described as Scribe’s palette. Wooden slab; 2 depressions ( for red and black paint) and groove on 1 side (to hold a pen). length 16 cm.Hearst Museum object 9 of 9 titled Scribe's palette, accession number 6-14965, described as Scribe’s palette. Wooden slab; 2 depressions ( for red and black paint) and groove on 1 side (to hold a pen). length 16 cm.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Scribe's palette, accession number 6-14965, described as Scribe’s palette. Wooden slab; 2 depressions ( for red and black paint) and groove on 1 side (to hold a pen). length 16 cm.

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