Flag of EgyptMedieval ArtCeramicsca. 600

Artwork Details

TitleOstrakon with a Letter from Lazarius to Epiphanius
MediumPottery fragment with ink inscription
Dimensions3 15/16 x 7 7/8 in. (10 x 20 cm)
ClassificationCeramics
DepartmentMedieval Art
Dateca. 600
Credit LineRogers Fund, 1914
Object PageView at The Met

Cultural Origin

CultureCoptic
Date Range600

Provenance

CityThebes
CountryByzantine Egypt

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 474855