1 of 17

Caption

Aramaic. House Sale, December 12, 402 B.C.E.. Papyrus, ink, mud, a: Object: 12 15/16 × 24 5/8 in. (32.8 × 62.5 cm) a: Frame: 26 5/8 × 14 7/8 × 1 in. (67.6 × 37.8 × 2.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Theodora Wilbour from the collection of her father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 47.218.94a-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Culture

Aramaic

Title

House Sale

Date

December 12, 402 B.C.E.

Dynasty

Dynasty 27

Period

Late Period

Geography

Place found: Elephantine, Egypt

Medium

Papyrus, ink, mud

Classification

Document

Dimensions

a: Object: 12 15/16 × 24 5/8 in. (32.8 × 62.5 cm) a: Frame: 26 5/8 × 14 7/8 × 1 in. (67.6 × 37.8 × 2.5 cm)

Credit Line

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

Accession Number

47.218.94a-b

Have information?

Have information about an artwork? Contact us at

bkmcollections@brooklynmuseum.org.