Scribe's Palette and Writing Utensils: Hank of Thread
Object type: Scribe's thread
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Late Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 26–30
Date: 664–332 B.C.
Medium: Plant fiber

Dimensions: L. (wound up): 6.3 cm (2 1/2 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Sheikh Abd el-Qurna
Locale: Tomb MMA 804 (M04)
Locus: Forecourt rubbish
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1913–14
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1914
Accession year: 1914
Tags: Writing Implements