Roman ivory stand, or device for scrolling papyrus

An image of Stand, or device for scrolling papyrus. Production Place: Italy, possibly. Ivory, carved, AD 1-100. Early Roman.

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Stand, or device for scrolling papyrus. Production Place: Italy, possibly. Ivory, carved, AD 1-100. Early Roman.

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Accession Number: GR.25a-k.1980
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 656 pixels
Image width: 1024 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 65.49kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 200
Fnumber: 22/1

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1st Century AD Ancient Rome antiquity carved Early Roman equipment Fitz_ANT ivory papyrus stand Roman stand

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