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Marriage Document

Culture: Aramaic
Medium: Papyrus, ink
Place Found: Elephantine Island, Egypt
Dates: July 3, 449 B.C.E.
Dynasty: XXVII Dynasty
Period: Persian Period
Dimensions: Glass: 13 1/4 x 14 15/16 in. (33.7 x 38 cm) Object: 10 7/8 x 12 5/8 in. (27.6 x 32.1 cm)
Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art
Museum Location: This item is not on view
Accession Number: 47.218.89
Credit Line: Bequest of Theodora Wilbour from the collection of her father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
Image: Overall, 47.218.89_transp5422.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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