Flag of EgyptMedieval ArtCeramics580–640

Artwork Details

TitleOstrakon with a Letter from Pesynthius to Peter
MediumPottery fragment with ink inscription
Dimensions5 9/16 × 5 × 1 15/16 in. (14.2 × 12.7 × 4.9 cm)
ClassificationCeramics
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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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 473400