Flag of EgyptMedieval ArtPapyrus7th century

Artwork Details

TitlePapyri Fragments
MediumPapyrus and ink
DimensionsFramed: 11 1/4 x 15 in. (28.5 x 38.1 cm) Other (14.1.602d (lower right fragment)): 3 3/16 × 5 1/4 in. (8.1 × 13.4 cm) Other (14.1.602c (lower left fragment)): 3/8 × 3 9/16 in. (0.9 × 9.1 cm)
ClassificationPapyrus
DepartmentMedieval Art
Date7th century
Credit LineRogers Fund, 1914
Object PageView at The Met

Cultural Origin

CultureCoptic
Date Range600 – 699

Provenance

CityThebes
CountryByzantine Egypt

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Data Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Open Access · Object 479267