Papyrus Inscribed in Greek

ca. 215 C.E. (recto); 3rd century C.E. (verso)

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Caption

Papyrus Inscribed in Greek, ca. 215 C.E. (recto); 3rd century C.E. (verso). Papyrus, ink, Glass: 8 1/16 x 12 5/8 in. (20.5 x 32 cm) Object: 7 1/16 x 10 7/16 in. (18 x 26.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Theodora Wilbour from the collection of her father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 35.1207. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Title

Papyrus Inscribed in Greek

Date

ca. 215 C.E. (recto); 3rd century C.E. (verso)

Period

Roman Period

Geography

Place collected: Upper Egypt, Egypt, Place made: Elephantine Island, Egypt

Medium

Papyrus, ink

Classification

Document

Dimensions

Glass: 8 1/16 x 12 5/8 in. (20.5 x 32 cm) Object: 7 1/16 x 10 7/16 in. (18 x 26.5 cm)

Credit Line

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

Accession Number

35.1207

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