Papyrus Inscribed in Greek
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Papyrus Inscribed in Greek, 1 or 2 Feb., 213–217 C.E.. Papyrus, ink, Fragment a-1: 1 3/8 x 2 3/16 in. (3.5 x 5.5 cm) Fragment a-2: 1 x 1 3/8 in. (2.5 x 3.5 cm) Fragment b: 3/8 x 9/16 in. (1 x 1.5 cm) Fragment c: 13/16 x 13/16 in. (2 x 2 cm) Fragment d: 13/16 x 1 3/8 in. (2 x 3.5 cm) Fragment e: 9/16 x 1 in. (1.5 x 2.5 cm) Glass: 5 11/16 x 8 7/8 in. (14.5 x 22.5 cm) Largest fragment: 3 x 4 1/8 in. (7.6 x 10.4. 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, 16.618. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Title
Papyrus Inscribed in Greek
Date
1 or 2 Feb., 213–217 C.E.
Period
Roman Period
Geography
Place made: Elephantine Island, Egypt
Medium
Papyrus, ink
Classification
Dimensions
Fragment a-1: 1 3/8 x 2 3/16 in. (3.5 x 5.5 cm) Fragment a-2: 1 x 1 3/8 in. (2.5 x 3.5 cm) Fragment b: 3/8 x 9/16 in. (1 x 1.5 cm) Fragment c: 13/16 x 13/16 in. (2 x 2 cm) Fragment d: 13/16 x 1 3/8 in. (2 x 3.5 cm) Fragment e: 9/16 x 1 in. (1.5 x 2.5 cm) Glass: 5 11/16 x 8 7/8 in. (14.5 x 22.5 cm) Largest fragment: 3 x 4 1/8 in. (7.6 x 10.4
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
16.618
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