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Collections

Ostracon with Coptic InscriptionCoptic Period (250 - 650 CE)

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Ceramic ostracon, a broken terra-cotta pottery sherd with multiple lines of handwritten Greek-script text in dark gray ink on a salmon-pink surface

Unknown, Ostracon with Coptic Inscription, Coptic Period (250 - 650 CE), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Jerome F. Snyder, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Ostracon with Coptic Inscription
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
Coptic Period (250 - 650 CE)
Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
3 15/16 x 4 5/16 in. (10 x 11 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jerome F. Snyder
Accession Number
M.80.202.174
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art