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Artwork Details

TitleOstrakon with a Letter Regarding the Will of Apa Victor
MediumPottery fragment with ink inscription
Dimensions5 1/4 x 4 3/16 in. (13.4 x 10.7 cm)
ClassificationCeramics
DepartmentMedieval Art
Date600
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 474709