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

Papyrus Inscribed in Greek

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Description

Catalogue description: Culture Coptic Caption: Coptic. Papyrus Inscribed in Greek, February 26, 152 C.E.. Papyrus, ink, Glass: 7 3/8 x 8 1/4 in. (18.7 x 21 cm) Object: 4 1/2 x 5 7/8 in. (11.5 x 15 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Theodora Wilbour from the collection of her father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 47.218.34. (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.

A fragmentary papyrus document featuring text in ancient script.

The image depicts a fragmentary piece of papyrus with columns of text written in a script resembling Greek. The document is darkened and has numerous holes and areas of damage, indicating its ancient origin. The script is arranged in a structured format with visible lines and spacing. The style suggests it may be a record or correspondence.

unclear Ptolemaic fragmentary
Materials papyrus

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 47.218.34 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 60676 tier-2
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