Ceramic ostracon with Coptic text (tax receipt), Thebes, first half of the 8th century AD, 7.7 x 5.6 x 0.9 cm.

Daily life – Ceramics and stone (Coptic era and Coptic art of later periods)

Material:Clay/Ceramic |Type:Documents/Manuscripts/Books |Countries:Egypt

  • Period

    Coptic era (4th–7th century AD) and Coptic art of later periods

  • Red List

    Emergency Red List – Egypt

Category

Daily life – Ceramics and stone (Coptic era and Coptic art of later periods)
Ostraca (fragments of pottery or stone with text). The writings are often short notes, accounts or literary excerpts.
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