Egyptian ostracon

An image of Written Document. Ostracon. Production Place/Find Spot: Egypt. Fragments of jar (2 joining), with inscription in black ink. Length 0.115 m.

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Written Document. Ostracon. Production Place/Find Spot: Egypt. Fragments of jar (2 joining), with inscription in black ink. Length 0.115 m.

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Accession Number: E.63.1946
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Photographer name: Michael Jones
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Image width: 594 pixels
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antiquity document Egyptian Fitz_ANT fragment inscribed inscriptions jar ostraca ostracon ostrakon script texts writing written document

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