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

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Terracotta pottery shard inscribed with multiple lines of cursive script in dark gray ink, possibly Coptic or Demotic, on an unglazed sandy surface with jagged broken edges

Unknown, Ostracon with Greek Inscription, Roman Period (332 BCE - 400CE), 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 - 400CE)
Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
3 1/8 x 3 3/8 in. (8 x 8.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jerome F. Snyder
Accession Number
M.80.202.193
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art