Accession number
PML 152745
Published
Java, 20th century?
Credit line
Bequest of Julia P. Wightman, 1994.
Notes
Diptych-shaped wooden and slate writing tablet, probably 20th century Javanese.
Comprising two carved wooden plates attached with hinges, two pieces of slate, and a soft-slate stylus. The panels are decorated on the outside with carvings of two Javanese wayang puppet figures and floral ornaments. The upper plate has a small rectangular piece of slate pasted onto the center. Recessed spaces on the inside of the plates accommodate two pieces of slate.
Comprising two carved wooden plates attached with hinges, two pieces of slate, and a soft-slate stylus. The panels are decorated on the outside with carvings of two Javanese wayang puppet figures and floral ornaments. The upper plate has a small rectangular piece of slate pasted onto the center. Recessed spaces on the inside of the plates accommodate two pieces of slate.
Description
1 writing tablet : ill. (carvings) ; 21 x 14 x 1.5 cm
Provenance
From the library of Julia P. Wightman.
Classification
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