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Ostracon with Greek InscriptionRoman Period (332 BCE - 400 CE)

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Ceramic or limestone pottery shard, roughly trapezoidal, covered with multiple lines of handwritten ancient script in cursive Greek or Coptic characters

Unknown, Ostracon with Greek Inscription, Roman Period (332 BCE - 400 CE), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Jerome F. Snyder, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Ostracon with Greek Inscription
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
Roman Period (332 BCE - 400 CE)
Medium
Marl clay-baked potsherd
Dimensions
3 5/8 x 4 1/2 in. (9.2 x 11.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jerome F. Snyder
Accession Number
M.80.202.203
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art