Flag of EgyptMedieval ArtPapyrus580–640

Artwork Details

TitlePapyrus Fragments of a Letter from John and Pesenthius to Epiphanius
MediumPapyrus with ink
DimensionsFramed: 4 11/16 x 10 7/8 in. (11.9 x 27.7 cm) largest fragment: 3 15/16 x 9 7/16 in. (10 x 24 cm)
ClassificationPapyrus
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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