Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · papyrus
Writing Exercise Tablet
Description
Caption: Writing Exercise Tablet, 4th century C.E.. Wood, wax, 6 3/4 x 5 1/8 x 3/16 in. (17.2 x 13 x 0.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.474E.
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A wooden writing tablet with a blackened surface.
The image depicts a rectangular wooden frame holding a blackened writing surface, typical of ancient writing tablets used for educational or administrative purposes. The tablet shows signs of wear, with a simple, utilitarian design and several holes likely used for binding pages or attaching covers.
daily life
unknown
good
Materials
wood
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.474E tier-2
- BKM-Object 117123 tier-2
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