Papyrus Inscribed in Greek
Description
Caption: Papyrus Inscribed in Greek, 148–149 C.E.. Papyrus, ink, Glass: 5 1/8 x 11 in. (13 x 28 cm) Object: 1 15/16 x 8 1/4 in. (5 x 21 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Theodora Wilbour from the collection of her father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 47.218.24. (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.
The image depicts an ancient papyrus fragment with Coptic script.
This artifact is a papyrus document featuring Coptic script arranged in a vertical layout. The text appears handwritten, with varying ink density and character spacing, indicative of age and possible deterioration over time. The papyrus is in fragmentary condition with visible tears and missing sections, typical of ancient manuscripts. The style and composition suggest it was a textual document, possibly religious or administrative.
Connections
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 47.218.24 tier-2
- BKM-Object 60666 tier-2
About this record's data
- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.