Caption

Egyptian. Coptic Ostracon, late 2nd century B.C.. Terracotta, pigment, 1 9/16 x 3/8 x 1 13/16 in. (4 x 1 x 4.6 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, 16.580.468.

Culture

Egyptian

Title

Coptic Ostracon

Date

late 2nd century B.C.

Medium

Terracotta, pigment

Classification

Document

Dimensions

1 9/16 x 3/8 x 1 13/16 in. (4 x 1 x 4.6 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

16.580.468

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