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Artwork Details

TitleOstrakon with a Letter from Moses to Moses
MediumPottery fragment with ink inscription
Dimensions4 3/4 x 6 5/16 in. (12 x 16 cm)
ClassificationCeramics
DepartmentMedieval Art
Date7th century
Credit LineRogers Fund, 1914
Object PageView at The Met

Cultural Origin

CultureCoptic
Date Range600 – 700

Provenance

CityThebes
CountryByzantine Egypt

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 474745