Papyrus Fragments Inscribed in Demotic

332 B.C.E.–395 C.E.

Caption

Papyrus Fragments Inscribed in Demotic, 332 B.C.E.–395 C.E.. Papyrus, ink, Largest Fragment: 2 9/16 × 1 3/16 in. (6.5 × 3 cm) a: Small Box of Fragments: 1 3/4 x 4 1/16 x 4 1/16 in. (4.5 x 10.3 x 10.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Bequest of Theodora Wilbour from the collection of her father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 47.218.131.

Title

Papyrus Fragments Inscribed in Demotic

Date

332 B.C.E.–395 C.E.

Period

Ptolemaic Period to Roman Period

Geography

Possible place made: Elephantine, Egypt

Medium

Papyrus, ink

Classification

Document

Dimensions

Largest Fragment: 2 9/16 × 1 3/16 in. (6.5 × 3 cm) a: Small Box of Fragments: 1 3/4 x 4 1/16 x 4 1/16 in. (4.5 x 10.3 x 10.3 cm)

Credit Line

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

Accession Number

47.218.131

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