Papyrus Fragments Inscribed in Hieratic
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Caption
Papyrus Fragments Inscribed in Hieratic, ca. 1938–1630 B.C.E.. Papyrus, ink, a: Glass: 12 x 12 1/16 in. (30.5 x 30.7 cm) a: Largest Fragment: 1 x 1 5/8 in. (2.5 x 4.2 cm) b: Small Box of Fragments: 1 3/4 x 4 1/16 x 4 1/16 in. (4.5 x 10.3 x 10.3 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, 16.580.221a-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Title
Papyrus Fragments Inscribed in Hieratic
Date
ca. 1938–1630 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 12 to Dynasty 13
Period
Middle Kingdom
Geography
Place made: Elephantine Island, Egypt
Medium
Papyrus, ink
Classification
Dimensions
a: Glass: 12 x 12 1/16 in. (30.5 x 30.7 cm) a: Largest Fragment: 1 x 1 5/8 in. (2.5 x 4.2 cm) b: Small Box of Fragments: 1 3/4 x 4 1/16 x 4 1/16 in. (4.5 x 10.3 x 10.3 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
16.580.221a-b
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