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Scribal palette with two styli
Scribal palette with two styli

Scribal palette with two styli

1295–1186 B.C.
Country of Origin, for CustomsEgypt
Medium/TechniqueWood
DimensionsHeight x width x depth: 40 x 6 x 1 cm (15 3/4 x 2 3/8 x 3/8 in.)
Credit LineHay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession number72.4297
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.
(Accession Date: June 28, 1872)
Mirror with handle shaped as standard
Mirror with handle shaped as standard
2061–1640 B.C.
Door bolt
Door bolt
1550–1295 B.C.
Plasters' tool
Plasters' tool
1400–1390 B.C.
Fan fragment
Fan fragment
1400–1390 B.C.
Stamp
Stamp
Image Not Available for Ichneumon box
Ichneumon box
Spindle
Spindle
Clamp
Clamp
1295–1186 B.C.
Clamp
Clamp
1295–1186 B.C.
Comb
Comb
4th–7th century A.D.
Comb
Comb
4th–7th century A.D.
Sculptor's pin
Sculptor's pin
305–30 B.C.