<em>Scribe’s Palette and Reed Pens</em>, ca. 525–343 B.C.E. Wood (Sycomore Fig, Ficus sycomorus), pigment, Palette: 1 3/8 × 11/16 × 4 15/16 in. (3.5 × 1.8 × 12.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, 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, 16.99a-d. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 16.99a-d_PS9.jpg)

Scribe’s Palette and Reed Pens

Medium: Wood (Sycomore Fig, Ficus sycomorus), pigment

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Dates:ca. 525–343 B.C.E.

Dimensions: Palette: 1 3/8 × 11/16 × 4 15/16 in. (3.5 × 1.8 × 12.6 cm) Pens: 1/8 × 4 1/2 in. (0.3 × 11.5 cm)

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Accession Number: 16.99a-d

Image: 16.99a-d_PS9.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Small wooden scribe's palette inscribed in Aramaic, "Palette of Haya"(?). Two depressions for paint and two pens inside of case. Separate sliding cover. Condition: Paint depressions have considerable deposit. Edges slightly chipped.

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