Coptic Ostracon: Letter, between 7th and 8th century

  • Egyptian

Clay and ink

  • Overall: 3 5/16 × 4 1/4 × 7/8 inches (8.4 × 10.8 × 2.2 cm)

Founders Society Purchase, Acquisitions Fund

79.94

Department

Africa, Oceania & Indigenous Americas

Dr. Richard A. Parker (Providence, Rhode Island, USA)

1979-present, purchase by the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

Styka, W. M. Seven Coptic Ostraca. Brown University M.A. Thesis, Providence, 1971.

Egyptian, Coptic Ostracon: Letter, between 7th and 8th century, clay and ink. Detroit Institute of Arts, Founders Society Purchase, Acquisitions Fund, 79.94.