Seven Groups of Papyrus Fragments Inscribed in either Demotic, Greek, or Latin
Description
Caption: Seven Groups of Papyrus Fragments Inscribed in either Demotic, Greek, or Latin, 332 B.C.E.–4th century C.E.. Papyrus, ink, a: Glass: 9 7/16 x 14 in. (24 x 35.5 cm) a: Object: 5 1/2 x 9 15/16 in. (14 x 25.2 cm) b: Glass: 11 1/2 x 14 3/4 in. (29.2 x 37.5 cm) b: Largest Fragment: 5 1/16 x 10 5/8 in. (12.8 x 27 cm) c: Glass: 9 1/16 x 12 in. (23 x 30.5 cm) c: Largest Fragment: 5 5/16 x 6 5/16 in. (13.5 x 16 cm) d: Glass: 7 1/2 x 6 7/8 in. (19 x 17.5 cm) d: Object: 2. Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.906Ea-g. (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 fragment of papyrus with handwritten text.
The artifact is a small papyrus fragment containing several lines of handwritten script. The text appears to be in a form of ancient script, likely related to administrative or literary content. The papyrus is mounted within a frame, which helps preserve the fragile material. The composition is simple, focusing on the text with no additional decorative elements.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.906Ea-g tier-2
- BKM-Object 117492 tier-2
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- 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.
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