<em>Papyrus Inscribed in Greek</em>, 1 or 2 Feb., 213–217 C.E. Papyrus, ink, Fragment a-1: 1 3/8 x 2 3/16 in. (3.5 x 5.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, 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, 16.618 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.618_front_IMLS_PS5.jpg)

Papyrus Inscribed in Greek

Medium: Papyrus, ink

Geograhical Locations:

Dates:1 or 2 Feb., 213–217 C.E.

Dimensions: Fragment a-1: 1 3/8 x 2 3/16 in. (3.5 x 5.5 cm) Fragment a-2: 1 x 1 3/8 in. (2.5 x 3.5 cm) Fragment b: 3/8 x 9/16 in. (1 x 1.5 cm) Fragment c: 13/16 x 13/16 in. (2 x 2 cm) Fragment d: 13/16 x 1 3/8 in. (2 x 3.5 cm) Fragment e: 9/16 x 1 in. (1.5 x 2.5 cm) Glass: 5 11/16 x 8 7/8 in. (14.5 x 22.5 cm) Largest fragment: 3 x 4 1/8 in. (7.6 x 10.4

Collections:

Accession Number: 16.618

Image: CUR.16.618_front_IMLS_PS5.jpg,

Catalogue Description:
Group of twenty-two small papyrus fragments inscribed in Greek. Only three fragments inscribed on verso. More than one document represented. Most of these fragments bear no more than a few letters. The hands are literary and the texts appear to cover a range of topics such as medicine, philosophy, and literature. Condition: These fragments were removed from group 16.580.223.

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