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Eternal Egypt: Scribe's Palette
A typical scribe's palette that consists of a flat piece of wood with a slot to hold the reed pens, and two depressions to hold the inks, which were traditionally red and black.
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Eternal Egypt: Writer's Palette
This ivory palette bears both the birth name and the throne name of Tutankhamun.
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Eternal Egypt: Rock Crystal Inkwell
The circular rock crystal inkwell decorated with a Kufic inscription dates to the period of the Fatimid Caliph Al-Hakim.
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Eternal Egypt: Marmalah for Drying Ink
The marmalah, made of pottery in the shape of a cylinder, is decorated with flowers.
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Eternal Egypt: Wooden Scribe's Palette
The palette is made from a simple piece of wood. One of the two round hollows in the wood still contains nuggets of red ink. Six reed pens are packed into a narrow slot of the palette.
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Eternal Egypt: Pen Case of Abu Al Feda Ismael
This brass pen case of gold, silver, and copper inlay has an inscription bearing the name of Abu Al-Feda Ismael.