Wooden Writing Tablets

Coptic

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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.

Wooden Writing Tablets, Wood and wax, Coptic

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Wooden Writing Tablets, Wood and wax, Coptic
Wooden Writing Tablets, Wood and wax, Coptic
Wooden Writing Tablets, Wood and wax, Coptic
Wooden Writing Tablets, Wood and wax, Coptic
Wooden Writing Tablets, Wood and wax, Coptic
Wooden Writing Tablets, Wood and wax, Coptic
Wooden Writing Tablets, Wood and wax, Coptic
Wooden Writing Tablets, Wood and wax, Coptic
Wooden Writing Tablets, Wood and wax, Coptic
Wooden Writing Tablets, Wood and wax, Coptic
Wooden Writing Tablets, Wood and wax, Coptic

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