Scribe's Tool Bundle
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Caption
Scribe's Tool Bundle, 332 B.C.E–395 C.E.. Wood, reed, linen, 37.451Ea palette: 2 3/8 × 3/16 × 9 in. (6 × 0.4 × 22.8 cm) 37.451Eb pen: 1/4 × 7 7/8 in. (0.7 × 20 cm) 37.451Ec pen: 1/4 × 7 3/8 in. (0.6 × 18.7 cm) 37.451Ed pen: 7/16 × 8 1/16 in. (1.1 × 20.4 cm) 37.451Ee pen: 1/2 × 4 7/16 in. (1.3 × 11.3 cm) 37.451Ef pen: 1/4 × 7 11/16 in. (0.7 × 19.6 cm) 37.451Eg pen: 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (1.2 × 19.1 cm) mount. Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.451Ea-h. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Title
Scribe's Tool Bundle
Date
332 B.C.E–395 C.E.
Period
Ptolemaic Period to Roman Period
Geography
Reportedly from: Abusir, Egypt
Medium
Wood, reed, linen
Classification
Dimensions
37.451Ea palette: 2 3/8 × 3/16 × 9 in. (6 × 0.4 × 22.8 cm) 37.451Eb pen: 1/4 × 7 7/8 in. (0.7 × 20 cm) 37.451Ec pen: 1/4 × 7 3/8 in. (0.6 × 18.7 cm) 37.451Ed pen: 7/16 × 8 1/16 in. (1.1 × 20.4 cm) 37.451Ee pen: 1/2 × 4 7/16 in. (1.3 × 11.3 cm) 37.451Ef pen: 1/4 × 7 11/16 in. (0.7 × 19.6 cm) 37.451Eg pen: 1/2 × 7 1/2 in. (1.2 × 19.1 cm) mount
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
37.451Ea-h
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