Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · papyrus

Papyrus Inscribed in Greek

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Description

Caption: Papyrus Inscribed in Greek, 1 or 2 Feb., 213–217 C.E.. Papyrus, ink, Fragment a-1: 1 3/8 x 2 3/16 in. (3.5 x 5.5 cm) Fragment a-2: 1 x 1 3/8 in. (2.5 x 3.5 cm) Fragment b: 3/8 x 9/16 in. (1 x 1.5 cm) Fragment c: 13/16 x 13/16 in. (2 x 2 cm) Fragment d: 13/16 x 1 3/8 in. (2 x 3.5 cm) Fragment e: 9/16 x 1 in. (1.5 x 2.5 cm) Glass: 5 11/16 x 8 7/8 in. (14.5 x 22.5 cm) Largest fragment: 3 x 4 1/8 in. (7.6 x 10.4. Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.618. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06

Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

Fragments of ancient papyrus with inscriptions.

This image displays multiple fragments of papyrus laid out against a light background. Some fragments contain visible lines of script, possibly written in Greek, indicative of ancient documentation or record keeping. The fragments vary in size and shape, and the papyrus shows signs of wear and age, with frayed edges and faded ink.

photographic documentation unclear fragmentary
Materials papyrus
Signs unknown
Visible text "unclear"

Connections

Materials Papyrus

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 16.618 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 10107 tier-2
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