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exercise? [VI-VII century]

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Accession: O.Col.inv. 1077 (acc. 64.12.96)
Period: 500 CE – 690 CE
Date: 500 CE – 690 CE
Date range: 500 CE – 690 CE
Materials: ['1 ostracon ; tan ribbed clay ; 6.7 x 5.2 cm']
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Description

the huge letters would suggest an exercise, but it is difficult to be sure whether they did form words (maybe "your ring") or they were written simply to practice the shape of the letters

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APIS-Text columbia.apis.1077 tier-1

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