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Papyrus sheet

Papyrus sheet. Dimensions: Not measured.. Dynasty: Dynasty 26-30. Date: 664-332 B.C.. Discovered in the debris from the forecourt of a tomb at Thebes, this group of objects would have belonged to a scribe. Included here are a wooden palette (containing an unused cake of black ink) (a) and three reed brushes (b-d); a skein of thread (e); several sheets of papyrus (h1-3, i); a string to bind the papyrus (f); another string to tie the papyrus to the palette (g); and linen cloth that had been wrapped around the entire set (j).
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Title: Papyrus sheet
Caption: Papyrus sheet. Dimensions: Not measured.. Dynasty: Dynasty 26-30. Date: 664-332 B.C.. Discovered in the debris from the forecourt of a tomb at Thebes, this group of objects would have belonged to a scribe. Included here are a wooden palette (containing an unused cake of black ink) (a) and three reed brushes (b-d); a skein of thread (e); several sheets of papyrus (h1-3, i); a string to bind the papyrus (f); another string to tie the papyrus to the palette (g); and linen cloth that had been wrapped around the entire set (j).
Technique/material: PAPYRUS
Period: LATE PERIOD
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit: Album
Releases: ? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
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Image size: 4800 × 1550 px | 21.3 MB
Print size: 40.6 × 13.1 cm | 1889.8 × 610.2 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: AFRICA • EGYPT • EGYPTIAN ART • FROM EGYPT, UPPER EGYPT, THEBES, SHEIKH ABD EL-QURNA, TOMB MMA 804 (M04), FORECOURT RUBBISH, MMA EXCAVATIONS, 1913-14 • LATE PERIOD • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • PAPYRUS • THÈBES • UPPER EGYPT