Title: Scribe's Palette and Writing Utensils: Hank of Thread
Object type: Scribe's thread
Date: 664–332 B.C.
Period: Late Period
Dynasty: Dynasty 26–30
Medium: Plant fiber
Dimensions: L. (wound up): 6.3 cm (2 1/2 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1914
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Sheikh Abd el-Qurna Tomb MMA 804 (M04) Forecourt rubbish MMA excavations, 1913–14 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY