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Caption

Aramaic. Marriage Document, July 3, 449 B.C.E.. Papyrus, ink, mud, linen, Object: 10 7/8 × 12 5/8 in. (27.6 × 32.1 cm) Frame: 13 1/8 × 14 13/16 × 7/8 in. (33.3 × 37.6 × 2.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Theodora Wilbour from the collection of her father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 47.218.89. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Culture

Aramaic

Title

Marriage Document

Date

July 3, 449 B.C.E.

Dynasty

Dynasty 27

Period

Persian Period

Geography

Place found: Elephantine, Egypt

Medium

Papyrus, ink, mud, linen

Classification

Document

Dimensions

Object: 10 7/8 × 12 5/8 in. (27.6 × 32.1 cm) Frame: 13 1/8 × 14 13/16 × 7/8 in. (33.3 × 37.6 × 2.2 cm)

Credit Line

Bequest of Theodora Wilbour from the collection of her father, Charles Edwin Wilbour

Accession Number

47.218.89

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