Parchment and Papyrus Fragments Inscribed in Several Scripts
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Parchment and Papyrus Fragments Inscribed in Several Scripts, 664 B.C.E.–1st millennium C.E.. 47.218.15a: Parchment, ink 47.218.15b-c: Papyrus, ink, a: Glass: 5 x 7 1/16 in. (12.7 x 18 cm) a: Largest Fragment: 1 3/4 x 2 9/16 in. (4.5 x 6.5 cm) b: Glass: 8 1/4 x 10 1/8 in. (21 x 25.7 cm) b: Largest Fragment: 1 3/16 x 1 3/16 in. (3 x 3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Theodora Wilbour from the collection of her father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 47.218.15a-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Title
Parchment and Papyrus Fragments Inscribed in Several Scripts
Date
664 B.C.E.–1st millennium C.E.
Period
Late Period to First Millennium C.E.
Geography
Place made: Egypt
Medium
47.218.15a: Parchment, ink 47.218.15b-c: Papyrus, ink
Classification
Dimensions
a: Glass: 5 x 7 1/16 in. (12.7 x 18 cm) a: Largest Fragment: 1 3/4 x 2 9/16 in. (4.5 x 6.5 cm) b: Glass: 8 1/4 x 10 1/8 in. (21 x 25.7 cm) b: Largest Fragment: 1 3/16 x 1 3/16 in. (3 x 3 cm)
Credit Line
Bequest of Theodora Wilbour from the collection of her father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
Accession Number
47.218.15a-b
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