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The Tablet
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SKU
WMET0124
Our Inspiration:Wooden Writing Tablets
Coptic, made in Byzantine Egypt
Wood and wax, 500–700
Rogers Fund, 1914 14.2.4a–d
The recessed areas of these tablets were filled with wax and employed for writing and record keeping. A stylus, or pointed wooden pen, would have been used to write in the wax. Joined pairs of tablets such as these were made in many materials, including ivory.
Our Inspiration:Wooden Writing Tablets
Coptic, made in Byzantine Egypt
Wood and wax, 500–700
Rogers Fund, 1914 14.2.4a–d
The recessed areas of these tablets were filled with wax and employed for writing and record keeping. A stylus, or pointed wooden pen, would have been used to write in the wax. Joined pairs of tablets such as these were made in many materials, including ivory.