Flag of EgyptMedieval ArtPapyrus7th century

Artwork Details

TitlePapyrus Fragment from a Psalter
MediumPapyrus with ink
DimensionsOverall: 3 x 3 1/4 in. (7.6 x 8.3 cm) Framed: 2 1/2 x 2 7/8 in. (6.4 x 7.3 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 474954