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Ostracon with Demotic InscriptionPtolemaic Period (332 - 30 BCE)

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Terracotta ceramic fragment with handwritten Greek-script text and small stick-figure drawings in dark ink on an orange surface, with scorched patches near the base

Unknown, Ostracon with Demotic Inscription, Ptolemaic Period (332 - 30 BCE), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Jerome F. Snyder, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Ostracon with Demotic Inscription
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
Ptolemaic Period (332 - 30 BCE)
Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
2 3/8 x 2 11/16 in. (6 x 6.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jerome F. Snyder
Accession Number
M.80.202.213
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art