Title: Writing board
Object type: Writing board
Date: ca. 2030–1981 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 11
Medium: Sycomore wood, ebony, gesso, paint
Dimensions: L. 54 cm (21 1/4 in.); W. 29 cm (11 7/16 in.); Th. 1.5 cm (9/16 in.)
Credit line: Rogers Fund and Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Deir el-Bahri Tomb MMA 512 Entrance to tomb MMA excavations, 1922–23 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY