Flag of EgyptMedieval ArtCeramics580–640

Artwork Details

TitleOstrakon with Texts from the Bible
MediumPottery fragment with ink inscription
Dimensions10 1/4 × 9 1/16 × 3 9/16 in. (26 × 23 × 9.1 cm)
ClassificationCeramics
DepartmentMedieval Art
Date580–640
Credit LineRogers Fund, 1914
Object PageView at The Met

Cultural Origin

CultureCoptic
Date Range580

Provenance

CityThebes
CountryByzantine Egypt

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 473396