Palette: E.35.1926

Current Location: In storage

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Palette

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Writing equipment

Description

Scribe's palette, model, part missing

Measurements and weight

Depth: 0.09 m
Height: 0.255 m
Width: 0.0685 m

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Abydos

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1926) by Egypt Exploration Society

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.35.1926
Primary reference Number: 52403
Oldadmincategory: S
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 23 November 2016

Associated departments & institutions

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

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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Palette" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/52403 Accessed: 2023-02-08 21:32:32

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            University of Cambridge}}

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