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Coptic. <em>Coptic Ostracon</em>, 395-642 C.E. Limestone, pigment, 2 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 11/16 in. (7 x 13.3 x 1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1822E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.1822E_side1_PS2.jpg)
Coptic. Coptic Ostracon, 395-642 C.E. Limestone, pigment, 2 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 11/16 in. (7 x 13.3 x 1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1822E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.1822E_side1_PS2.jpg)
Coptic. <em>Coptic Ostracon</em>, 395-642 C.E. Limestone, pigment, 2 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 11/16 in. (7 x 13.3 x 1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1822E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.1822E_side1_PS2.jpg)

Coptic. Coptic Ostracon, 395-642 C.E. Limestone, pigment, 2 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 11/16 in. (7 x 13.3 x 1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1822E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.1822E_side1_PS2.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Coptic Ostracon</em>, 395-642 C.E. Limestone, pigment, 2 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 11/16 in. (7 x 13.3 x 1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1822E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.37.1822E_view1_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. Coptic Ostracon, 395-642 C.E. Limestone, pigment, 2 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 11/16 in. (7 x 13.3 x 1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1822E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.37.1822E_view1_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Coptic Ostracon</em>, 395-642 C.E. Limestone, pigment, 2 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 11/16 in. (7 x 13.3 x 1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1822E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.1822E_NegA_bw_SL4.jpg)

Coptic. Coptic Ostracon, 395-642 C.E. Limestone, pigment, 2 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 11/16 in. (7 x 13.3 x 1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1822E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.1822E_NegA_bw_SL4.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Coptic Ostracon</em>, 395-642 C.E. Limestone, pigment, 2 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 11/16 in. (7 x 13.3 x 1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1822E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.1822E_side2_PS2.jpg)

Coptic. Coptic Ostracon, 395-642 C.E. Limestone, pigment, 2 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 11/16 in. (7 x 13.3 x 1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1822E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.1822E_side2_PS2.jpg)

Coptic. <em>Coptic Ostracon</em>, 395-642 C.E. Limestone, pigment, 2 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 11/16 in. (7 x 13.3 x 1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1822E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.37.1822E_view2_ICA.jpg)

Coptic. Coptic Ostracon, 395-642 C.E. Limestone, pigment, 2 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 11/16 in. (7 x 13.3 x 1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1822E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum (in collaboration with Index of Christian Art, Princeton University), CUR.37.1822E_view2_ICA.jpg)

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Coptic Ostracon

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

CULTURE Coptic
MEDIUM Limestone, pigment
  • Reportedly From: Thebes, Egypt
    • DATES 395-642 C.E.
    PERIOD Late Antique Period
    DIMENSIONS 2 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 11/16 in. (7 x 13.3 x 1.7 cm)  (show scale)
    COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
    ACCESSION NUMBER 37.1822E
    CREDIT LINE Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
    CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION Limestone ostracon bearing, on one side, 7 lines of a Coptic text written in black ink and on the other side, 8 lines of a Coptic text written in black ink. Condition: Good.
    MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
    CAPTION Coptic. Coptic Ostracon, 395-642 C.E. Limestone, pigment, 2 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 11/16 in. (7 x 13.3 x 1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1822E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.1822E_side1_PS2.jpg)
    IMAGE side, 37.1822E_side1_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2009
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    Coptic. <em>Coptic Ostracon</em>, 395-642 C.E. Limestone, pigment, 2 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 11/16 in. (7 x 13.3 x 1.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1822E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 37.1822E_side1_PS2.jpg)

    TAGS

    395-642
    C.E.
    Coptic
    Coptic Period
    Egypt
    Egyptian
    Limestone
    New York Historical Society Collection
    ostraca
    ostrakon
    pottery fragment

    TAGS

    395-642
    C.E.
    Coptic
    Coptic Period
    Egypt
    Egyptian
    Limestone
    New York Historical Society Collection
    ostraca
    ostrakon
    pottery fragment

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