Model of a Scribe’s Palette and Tablet
Object type: Palette and tablet, scribe
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Late Dynasty 11
Date: ca. 2051–1981 B.C.
Medium: Wood, paint
Dimensions: H. 5.5 × W. 6 cm (2 3/16 × 2 3/8 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Deir el-Bahri
Locale: Temple of Mentuhotep II
Locus: North Triangular Court, Pit 26
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1922–23
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1925
Accession year: 1925