Fragment of a Scribe's Writing Board

Middle Kingdom

ca. 2030–1981 B.C.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 109

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Provenance

Title: Fragment of a Scribe's Writing Board
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 11
Date: ca. 2030–1981 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb MMA 515, MMA excavations, 1921–22
Medium: Sycomore wood, gesso
Dimensions: L. 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.); W. 3 cm (1 3/16 in.); Th. 0.9 cm (3/8 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1926
Object Number: 26.3.277c
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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