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Palette: E.338.1932

Object information

Current Location: In storage

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Carved wooden scribal palette with inkwells (red and black), along with a compartment for reed pens the lid of which is loose, and inscribed with a single column of inscriptions. Crack along bottom right side of palette, and left side entirely broken off. Prominent crack at bottom of compartment where the lid has broken off from the rest of the palette. Vertical crack running down back of palette. Single filled dowel hole at bottom of palette, but top shows three holes (two not filled) and a hollow cylindrical chamber, possibly holding another item?

Palette with inkwells

Measurements and weight

Depth: 0.8 cm
Length: 25 cm
Width: 3 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Egypt ⪼ Egypt

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1932) by Whyte, Edward Towry

Materials used in production

Wood

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.338.1932
Primary reference Number: 53078
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 21 May 2024 Last processed: Saturday 22 March 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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