Medium: Wood, wax
Geograhical Locations:
Dates:4th century C.E.
Dimensions: 6 3/4 x 5 1/8 x 3/16 in. (17.2 x 13 x 0.4 cm)
Collections:
Accession Number: 37.474E
Image: 37.474E_back_PS11.jpg,
Catalogue Description: Writing tablets, or pugillaris, belonging a schoolboy named Theophilos, son of Martyrios. Third of five wooden writing tablets bound together. The writing tablet grouping is arranged in the following order: 37.473E, 37.1909E, 37.474E, 37.1910E, and 37.1908E. One surface has traces of writing, and the other surface is also illegible. Condition: Good. There is remnant black material in the recess on one side, and heavy black material on the other. The heavy layer is lifted along the wood grain in the center.