Ink well
Unknown
ca. 2030–1640 B.C. · Wood · Egyptian Art
To make black ink, Egyptians mixed the carbon derived from partially burned organic materials, such as oil or wood, with some sort of binder, probably gum arabic. Red ink was made from hematite, a naturally occurring mineral form of iron oxide.
- Artist
- Unknown
- Date
- ca. 2030–1640 B.C.
- Medium
- Wood
- Department
- Egyptian Art
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1919
