Papyrus Inscribed in Greek
Description
Catalogue description: Culture Greek Caption: Greek. Papyrus Inscribed in Greek, January 24, 140 C.E.. Papyrus, ink, Glass: 8 1/16 x 11 1/4 in. (20.5 x 28.5 cm) Object: 4 13/16 x 8 1/16 in. (12.3 x 20.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Theodora Wilbour from the collection of her father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 47.218.51. (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 piece of ancient papyrus with inscriptions in faded ink.
The image depicts a fragmentary papyrus sheet, showing a series of lines written in a cursive script. The ink appears faded and the papyrus is worn and tattered, indicating significant age and wear. The document is noticeably fragile, with edges that are frayed or missing. It is likely a document that could have been used for administrative or literary purposes in ancient times.
Connections
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 47.218.51 tier-2
- BKM-Object 60692 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.