Demotic Ostracon
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Caption
Demotic. Demotic Ostracon, Year 37 (of Ptolemy II Philadelphus). Terracotta, pigment, 3 1/8 x 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (7.9 x 1.2 x 8.9 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, 16.580.540. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Title
Demotic Ostracon
Date
Year 37 (of Ptolemy II Philadelphus)
Period
Ptolemaic Period
Medium
Terracotta, pigment
Classification
Dimensions
3 1/8 x 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (7.9 x 1.2 x 8.9 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
16.580.540
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