Caption

Egyptian. Greek Ostracon, 332 B.C.E.–642 C.E.. Terracotta, pigment, 1 1/4 x 3/8 x 1 15/16 in. (3.2 x 1 x 4.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.580.469.

Culture

Egyptian

Title

Greek Ostracon

Date

332 B.C.E.–642 C.E.

Period

Ptolemaic Period to Late Antique Period

Medium

Terracotta, pigment

Classification

Document

Dimensions

1 1/4 x 3/8 x 1 15/16 in. (3.2 x 1 x 4.9 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour

Accession Number

16.580.469

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