Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · other
Palette inscribed for Smendes (II), High Priest of Amun
Description
Wood, ink, reed
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.
Ancient Egyptian scribal palette with two brushes and a mixing area.
The artifact is a wooden scribal palette used in ancient Egypt, featuring slots for holding brushes and a notable black and red mixing area sleekly carved in the wood. The craftsmanship suggests utility in writing, possibly reflecting the importance of scribal work in administrative or religious contexts.
daily life
New Kingdom
good
Materials
wood
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