Papyrus Fragments Inscribed in Greek or Demotic
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Caption
Greek. Papyrus Fragments Inscribed in Greek or Demotic, 30 B.C.E–395 C.E.. Papyrus, ink, a: Glass: 7 15/16 x 9 15/16 in. (20.2 x 25.3 cm) b: Glass: 8 1/16 x 10 1/16 in. (20.5 x 25.5 cm) c: Glass: 8 1/16 x 10 1/16 in. (20.5 x 25.5 cm) Largest fragment: 3/8 × 1 3/8 in. (1 × 3.5 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, 16.580.223a-c. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Title
Papyrus Fragments Inscribed in Greek or Demotic
Date
30 B.C.E–395 C.E.
Period
Roman Period
Geography
Place made: Elephantine, Egypt
Medium
Papyrus, ink
Classification
Dimensions
a: Glass: 7 15/16 x 9 15/16 in. (20.2 x 25.3 cm) b: Glass: 8 1/16 x 10 1/16 in. (20.5 x 25.5 cm) c: Glass: 8 1/16 x 10 1/16 in. (20.5 x 25.5 cm) Largest fragment: 3/8 × 1 3/8 in. (1 × 3.5 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
16.580.223a-c
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