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Wooden Writing Tablets, 500–700, Wood and wax
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Table · Byzantine Egypt

Wooden Writing Tablets

Maker unknown · Byzantine Egypt · 500–700

Medium
Wood and wax
Dimensions
Overall (with mount): 10 1/2 x 11 7/8 x 5 1/2 in. (26.7 x 30.2 x 14 cm) Overall (together): 9 5/16 x 5 7/8 x 2 1/4 in. (23.7 x 14.9 x 5.7 cm) Overall (each leaf): 9 5/16 x 5 7/8 x 7/16 in. (23.7 x 14.9 x 1.1 cm)
Accession
14.2.4a–d
Credit line
Rogers Fund, 1914
Culture
Coptic
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