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Coptic Ostracon

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

CULTURE Coptic
MEDIUM Terracotta, pigment
DATES 332 B.C.E.–642 C.E.
PERIOD Ptolemaic Period to Late Antique Period
DIMENSIONS 2 9/16 x 1/2 x 3 5/16 in. (6.5 x 1.3 x 8.4 cm)
COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 16.580.481
CREDIT LINE Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
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