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Pen tray

Egyptian
Second Intermediate Period, Dynasty 14–17
1700–1550 B.C.

Medium/Technique Wood
Dimensions Overall: 29 x 2 cm (11 7/16 x 13/16 in.)
Credit Line Egypt Exploration Fund by subscription
Accession Number01.7429
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsTools and equipmentWriting

DescriptionEbony palette, inscribed- " Sealer overseer in the Palace I-maa-Ab". Mended.
ProvenanceFrom Abydos, tomb D 62. 1901: excavated by William Matthew Flinders Petrie for the Egypt Exploration Fund, assigned to the Egypt Exploration Fund in the division of finds by the government of Egypt, received by the MFA through subscription to the Egypt Exploration Fund. (Accession Date: October 1, 1901)