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Papyrus Inscribed in Greek Roman PeriodEgypt

Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art, acc. 35.1456. Public domain (CC0). Copy archived by egyptianinscriptions.org with attribution; original at the holding institution.

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Accession: 35.1456
Find spot: Egypt, Egypt approx. site location
Period: Roman Period
Date: 4th century C.E. (obverse); 6th century C.E. (reverse)
Date range: 300 CE – 399 CE
Materials: ['Papyrus', 'ink']
Height: 21.0 cm
Width: 35.5 cm
Repository: Brooklyn Museum
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Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art, Papyrus Inscribed in Greek (35.1456). Egyptian Inscriptions Database. https://egyptianinscriptions.org/object/17477

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Caption: Papyrus Inscribed in Greek, 4th century C.E. (obverse); 6th century C.E. (reverse). Papyrus, ink, Glass: 8 1/4 x 14 in. (21 x 35.5 cm) Object: 4 5/16 x 9 13/16 in. (11 x 25 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Theodora Wilbour, 35.1456. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

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Materials Ink Papyrus

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BKM-Accession 35.1456 tier-2
BKM-Object 45062 tier-2

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