Scribe’s Palette and Reed Pens
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Caption
Scribe’s Palette and Reed Pens, ca. 525–343 B.C.E.. Wood (Sycomore Fig, Ficus sycomorus), reed, ink, Palette: 1 1/16 × 3/4 × 5 1/8 in. (2.7 × 1.9 × 13 cm) Pens: 1/8 × 4 1/2 in. (0.3 × 11.5 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. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Title
Scribe’s Palette and Reed Pens
Date
ca. 525–343 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 27 to Dynasty 30
Period
Late Period
Geography
Reportedly from: Elephantine Island, Egypt
Medium
Wood (Sycomore Fig, Ficus sycomorus), reed, ink
Classification
Dimensions
Palette: 1 1/16 × 3/4 × 5 1/8 in. (2.7 × 1.9 × 13 cm) Pens: 1/8 × 4 1/2 in. (0.3 × 11.5 cm)
Credit Line
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
Accession Number
16.99a-d
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