Coptic · 580–640

Flag of EgyptMedieval ArtMiscellaneous-Stone580–640

Artwork Details

TitleOstrakon
MediumLimestone fragments with ink inscription
Dimensionsa: 3 11/16 x 2 5/8 x 13/16 in. (9.4 x 6.7 x 2.1 cm) b: 2 5/8 x 2 5/16 x 7/16 in. (6.7 x 5.8 x 1.1 cm) c: 1 5/16 x 1 3/4 x 1/16 in. (3.4 x 4.4 x 0.2 cm)
ClassificationMiscellaneous-Stone
DepartmentMedieval Art
Date580–640
Credit LineRogers Fund, 1914
Object PageView at The Met

Cultural Origin

CultureCoptic
Date Range580 – 640

Provenance

CityThebes
CountryByzantine Egypt

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FO
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OW
600Ostrakon with a Homily by Athanasius
B
4th–7th centuryBowl
OW
after 508–640Ostrakon with an Epistle of Severos, Bishop of Antioch
OW
580–640Ostrakon with Trisagion

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 474901