Demotic Ostracon
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Caption
Demotic. Demotic Ostracon, Year 9 (of Ptolemy II Philadelphus?). Terracotta, pigment, 2 5/16 x 1/4 x 2 11/16 in. (5.9 x 0.7 x 6.9 cm) 2 9/16 x 7/16 x 3 1/4 in. (6.5 x 1.1 x 8.3 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, 16.580.508. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Culture
Title
Demotic Ostracon
Date
Year 9 (of Ptolemy II Philadelphus?)
Medium
Terracotta, pigment
Classification
Dimensions
2 5/16 x 1/4 x 2 11/16 in. (5.9 x 0.7 x 6.9 cm) 2 9/16 x 7/16 x 3 1/4 in. (6.5 x 1.1 x 8.3 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
16.580.508
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