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Scribe's polisher
Egyptian
Medium/Technique
Stone
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .092 Length: .016 W.
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.783
OUT ON LOAN
On display at The Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL, since June 15, 1988
On display at The Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL, since June 15, 1988
ClassificationsTools and equipment – Writing
DescriptionGreenish slate(?); uniforn color; one side flat; other side convex; rounded ends.
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.