scribal palette;
paint-brush
- Museum number
- EA5516
- Description
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Rectangular wooden scribal palette; name of Ameny inscribed in cavity; contains six rush brushes.
- Dimensions
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Height: 0.90 centimetres (case)
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Length: 33.50 centimetres (case and reeds)
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Length: 24.60 centimetres (case)
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Weight: 45 grammes (case with reeds)
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Width: 3.10 centimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Curator's comments
- Published:
Glanville, S.R.K., Journal of Egyptian Archaeology Vol.18, 1932, p.54-55.
Regulski, I. (ed.), 2022. Hieroglyphs: unlocking ancient Egypt, p. 224
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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2015, 19th June - 5th Sept. Wrexham County Borough Museum. Egyptian Written Culture.
2016 12 Mar-8 May, Carlisle, Tullie House, Writing for Eternity
2016 20 May-4 Sept, The Salisbury Museum, Writing for Eternity
2016 16 Sept-10 Jan 2017, Abergavenny Museum, Writing for Eternity
2017 21 Jan-21 May, Museum of Hartlepool, Writing for Eternity
2022-2023 13 Oct-19 Feb, London, BM, Hieroglyphs: unlocking ancient Egypt
- Condition
- fair
- Acquisition date
- 1839
- Department
- Egypt and Sudan
- BM/Big number
- EA5516
- Registration number
- 1839,0921.240
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: BS.5516 (Birch Slip Number)
