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Ancient pottery fragments with Coptic inscriptions, providing insight into historical communication from the 7th century.

Ostrakon 7th century Coptic. Ostrakon 474561

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Ostrakon with a Troparion (Early Hymn) 580-640 Coptic Ostraca are texts written on broken pottery, which were employed when parchment was unavailable or too expensive. At Epiphanius a large number of ostraca were discovered in the monastery, including in its rubbish heaps; they record biblical verses, legal documents, sermons, financial accounts, school texts, and letters requesting assistance and prayers. Some reveal that, even at the southernmost border of the Empire, people were still aware of events in the capital, Constantinople.Ostracon with a Troparion (Early Hymn)+Mary the Mother of God, the ever virgin, has borne for us today Emmanuel, both God and Man. Lo the virgin shall conceive and bear us a son, and they shall call His name Emmanuel, which is, being interpreted, God with us.” Him did an archangel suddenly announce; Him did a virgin’s womb conceive without intercourse. A virgin conceived, a virgin was with child, a virgin was in travail, a virgin brought forth, and remain

Ostracon 400-30 B.C. Late Period-Ptolemaic Period. Ostracon 588361

Ostracon. Dimensions: 7.1 x 8.7 x 2.5 cm (2 13/16 x 3 7/16 x 1 in.). Date: 400-30 B.C.. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ostracon with hieratic inscription New Kingdom, Ramesside-Late Period ca. 1295-525 B.C. View more. Ostracon with hieratic inscription. ca. 1295-525 B.C.. Limestone, ink. New Kingdom, Ramesside-Late Period. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Southern Asasif, Royal Cache Valley, higher up the valley than 22.3.22, MMA excavations, 1919-20. Dynasty 19-26

Papyrus Fragment of a Letter 580-640 Coptic. Papyrus Fragment of a Letter 475011

Ostrakon 4th-7th century Coptic. Ostrakon 478524

Herois epitaph; I-II century (1-00-00-200-00-00);

Ostrakon 4th-7th century Coptic. Ostrakon 475132

Ostracon with Brief Hieratic Inscription of a Personal Name. Egypt, New Kingdom, 19th or 20th Dynasties (1315 - 1081 BCE). Tools and Equipment; ostraka. Limestone

Ostrakon with Troparion () 580-640 Coptic. Ostrakon with Troparion (). Coptic. 580-640. Pottery fragment with ink inscription. Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt. Ceramics

Ostracon inscribed with identity marks ca. 1126-1070 B.C. New Kingdom, Ramesside Ostraca (plural for ostracon) are potsherds used as surfaces on which to write or draw. The term is used, by extension, to refer to chips of limestone, which were employed for similar purposes. Despite their humble appearances, ostraca bear a wide range of images and texts, including administrative documents, literary texts, and depictions of royal and divine figures. The texts were mostly written with reed pen and ink of two colors, red and black, and inscribed in Hieratic, the cursive script of ancient Egypt throughout most of its periods. This ostracon bears identity markers referring to royal necropolis workmen.. Ostracon inscribed with identity marks. ca. 1126-1070 B.C.. Limestone, ink, paint. New Kingdom, Ramesside. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings. Dynasty 20

Tombstone of Sagenis. Inscription referring to Sagenis, who died at the age of 50. Text: "SAGENIS FAMVLV/S DEI VIXIT ANNOS L / RECESSIT IN PACE II / IDVS APRILES ERA DC" (Sagenis, a servant of God, lived for 50 years. He died peacefully on 12th April 600 of the Spanish Era). Marble. 562 AD. Provenance unknown. Museum of Visigoth Councils and Culture. Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain.

Mummy Label with Demotic Inscription. Egypt, late Ptolemaic Period - early Roman Period (100 BCE - 100 CE). Tablets. Wood

Ostrakon. Culture: Coptic. Dimensions: 3 7/8 x 8 1/4 in. (9.9 x 21 cm). Date: 7th century. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Ostracon with hieratic inscription New Kingdom, Ramesside-Late Period ca. 1295-525 B.C. View more. Ostracon with hieratic inscription. ca. 1295-525 B.C.. Limestone, ink. New Kingdom, Ramesside-Late Period. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, East of Pabasa, Radim, MMA excavations, 1918-19. Dynasty 19-26

Hieratic ostracon New Kingdom, Ramesside, later than ca. 1295-1070 B.C., later than View more. Hieratic ostracon. ca. 1295-1070 B.C., later than. Limestone, ink, paint. New Kingdom, Ramesside, later than. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Davis excavations. Dynasty 19-20

Ostrakon 7th century Coptic. Ostrakon 474496

Hieratic ostracon ca 1186-1070 B.C. New Kingdom, Ramesside Ostraca (plural for ostracon) are potsherds used as surfaces on which to write or draw. The term is used, by extension, to refer to chips of limestone, which were employed for similar purposes. Despite their humble appearances, ostraca bear a wide range of images and texts, including administrative documents, literary texts, and depictions of royal and divine figures. The texts were mostly written with reed pen and ink of two colors, red and black, and inscribed in Hieratic, the cursive script of ancient Egypt throughout most of its periods. This ostracon is inscribed with journal notes recording distribution of lamps/torches and oil.. Hieratic ostracon. ca 1186-1070 B.C.. Limestone, ink, paint. New Kingdom, Ramesside. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Davis excavations 1909. Dynasty 20

Hieratic ostracon with three columns of accounts 525-404 BC Late Period, Persian Period A series of ostraka from the excavation of tomb of Nespekashuty have been examined in a forthcoming study: they seem to have been left by a single not particularly skilled scribe, who mixed cursive hieroglyphic and hieratic scripts. The texts include practice lists, random jottings, dated accounts and even the beginning of a New Kingdom literary text, "The Wisdom of Amenemope."The texts postdate the tomb, probably to the Persian Period according to palaeography (handwriting style).. Hieratic ostracon with three columns of accounts. 525-404 BC. Limestone, ink. Late Period, Persian Period. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Nespekashuty (TT 312, MMA 509), MMA excavations, 1922-23. Dynasty 27

Ostracon ca. 525 B.C. or later Late Period-Roman Period. Ostracon. ca. 525 B.C. or later. Pottery, ink. Late Period-Roman Period. From Egypt, Northern Upper Egypt, Abydos, Osiris Temple precinct, Egypt Exploration Fund excavations, 1902

Ostrakon 4th-7th century Coptic Pottery fragments with ink inscriptions are called Ostraka. Written in Greek, ostraka represent a Hellenized and elite Christian community in Kharga. This wooden tablet contains a Homeric reference from the Iliad on one side: The tutor of Achilles, Phoinix, and a Trojan archer, Pandaros, are both mentioned. Although the line is fragmentary, these characters are in books 9 and 4 of the Iliad, respectively. A school text on the other side, which suggests that the tablet was used to practice and teach Greek grammar.. Ostrakon 478513

Ostrakon 600 Coptic. Ostrakon 474824

Love scene of Krishna and Radha in the forest, Anonymous, 1800 - 1900 Indian miniature. drawing On the irregular piece of cardboard, Krishna and Radha walk into a forest from the left in which all kinds of animals can be seen between the branches of the trees. Irregular piece of cardboard with punch hole left and ending on the left in a narrower point. Orissa cardboard brush

Museo de Luxor.

Papyrus Fragment 4th-7th century Coptic. Papyrus Fragment 479305

Bone Fragment 4th-7th century Coptic. Bone Fragment 478664

Papyrus Fragments Inscribed in Greek or Coptic Papyrus Fragments Inscribed in Greek or Coptic, 395-642 C.E. Papyrus, ink, Glass: 8 7/16 x 11 1/4 in. (21.5 x 28.5 cm). Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art 395-642 C.E.

Hieratic ostracon New Kingdom, Ramesside, later than ca. 1295-1070 B.C., later than Ostraca (plural for ostracon) are potsherds used as surfaces on which to write or draw. The term is used, by extension, to refer to chips of limestone, which were employed for similar purposes. Despite their humble appearances, ostraca bear a wide range of images and texts, including administrative documents, literary texts, and depictions of royal and divine figures. The texts were mostly written with reed pen and ink of two colors, red and black, and inscribed in Hieratic, the cursive script of ancient Egypt throughout most of its periods. This ostracon is inscribed with fragmentary lines of hieratic text, some of which recording names. View more. Hieratic ostracon. ca. 1295-1070 B.C., later than. Limestone, ink, paint. New Kingdom, Ramesside, later than. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Davis excavations. Dynasty 19-20

Egyptians ceramic ostraca in demotic script with references to the mummification and burial. Ptolemaic era. Middle Demotic period. 400-30 BC. From Thebes and Asyut. British Museum. London. United Kingdom.

Ostracon with hieratic inscription ca. 1295-525 B.C. New Kingdom, Ramesside-Late Period. Ostracon with hieratic inscription. ca. 1295-525 B.C.. Limestone, ink. New Kingdom, Ramesside-Late Period. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Asasif, East of Pabasa, Radim, MMA excavations, 1918-19. Dynasty 19-26

Ostrakon 600 Coptic. Ostrakon 474756

Cuneiform tablet: unidentified fragment ca. late 1st millennium B.C.. Cuneiform tablet: unidentified fragment 321836

Cuneiform tablet: fragment of a text containing incantations ca. late 1st millennium B.C.. Cuneiform tablet: fragment of a text containing incantations 322070

Ostracon with hieroglyph and hieratic New Kingdom, Ramesside ca. 1295-1070 B.C. Ostraca (plural for ostracon) are potsherds used as surfaces on which to write or draw. The term is used, by extension, to refer to chips of limestone, which were employed for similar purposes. Despite their humble appearances, ostraca bear a wide range of images and texts, including administrative documents, literary texts, and depictions of royal and divine figures. The texts were mostly written with reed pen and ink of two colors, red and black, and inscribed in Hieratic, the cursive script of ancient Egypt throughout most of its periods. This ostracon is inscribed with one incomplete line of hieratic text in black ink, probably of the same ostracon as 09.184.762-63. View more. Ostracon with hieroglyph and hieratic. ca. 1295-1070 B.C.. Limestone, ink, paint. New Kingdom, Ramesside. From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Davis excavations. Dynasty 19-20

Cuneiform tablet: fragment of an exercise tablet ca. late 1st millennium B.C.. Cuneiform tablet: fragment of an exercise tablet 322095

Ostrakon 7th century Coptic. Ostrakon 474587

Mummy label of the woman Trempsaeis, age 65 Roman Period A.D. 3rd century View more. Mummy label of the woman Trempsaeis, age 65. A.D. 3rd century. Wood, ink. Roman Period. Possibly from Upper Egypt, Thebes; From Egypt

Abruzzo L'Aquila S. Giuliano (L'Aquila environs) Museo06. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Views of the four collections housed in museum: Roman coins; Pre-Columbian art brought from Central America in 17th century; Greek and Roman sculpture; Egyptian sculpture and minor arts. Museum Roman coins; Greek and Roman sculpture; Egyptian sculpture and minor arts; Pre-Columbian sculpture. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque monuments. Images are organized by geographic region in Italy, then by province, city, site complex and monument.

Ostrakon with Biblical Text 600 Coptic. Ostrakon with Biblical Text 474802

Ostrakon with a Letter to Pesenthius 600 Coptic. Ostrakon with a Letter to Pesenthius 474763

Ostraka with hieratic writing about apparition of a ghost

Ostracon with Greek Inscription. Egypt, Roman Period (332 BCE - 400CE). Tools and Equipment; ostraka. Terracotta

Specimen of early Chinese writing characters engraved on a bone. Sang Period 1000-1500 BC, Hunan Province

Grahal-Manzara. Carnavalet 2013-2016 collection sites. Numismatics.

Ostrakon 4th-7th century Coptic. Ostrakon 478544

Etykietka mumiowa. unknown, author

Cuneiform tablet: fragment, content uncertain ca. late 1st millennium B.C.. Cuneiform tablet: fragment, content uncertain. ca. late 1st millennium B.C.. Clay. Mesopotamia

Cuneiform tablet: fragment of Syllabary B ca. late 1st millennium B.C.. Cuneiform tablet: fragment of Syllabary B 322068

Hieratic Ostracon. Dimensions: h. 11.4 cm (4 1/2 in); w. 6 cm (2 3/8 in). Dynasty: Dynasty 20. Date: ca. 1186-1070 B.C..Ostraca (plural for ostracon) are potsherds used as surfaces on which to write or draw. The term is used, by extension, to refer to chips of limestone, which were employed for similar purposes. Despite their humble appearances, ostraca bear a wide range of images and texts, including administrative documents, literary texts, and depictions of royal and divine figures. The texts were mostly written with reed pen and ink of two colors, red and black, and inscribed in Hieratic, the cursive script of ancient Egypt throughout most of its periods. This ostracon bears on both of its sides traces of workmen's identity markers in chorcoal. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Fragment malowidła ściennego: część nimbu Chrystusa i fragment postaci i anachorety Melasa (z nr. inw. 234035 MNW). unknown, painter

Animal Oracle bone with inscripted ideograms, from China

Mummy label of Tsenpachom, daughter of Panahib Roman Period A.D. 3rd century View more. Mummy label of Tsenpachom, daughter of Panahib. A.D. 3rd century. Wood, ink. Roman Period. From Egypt; Possibly from Northern Upper Egypt, Akhmim (Khemmis, Panopolis)

Mummy Label with Greek Inscription. Egypt, late Ptolemaic - early Roman Period (100 BCE - 100 CE), perhaps reign of Augustus (30 BCE - 41 CE). Tablets. Limestone

Cuneiform writing. Clay tablets written with prayers and rituals against the "evil eye" and the vision of the underworld. 9th-7th Centuries B.C. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany.

Cuneiform tablet: fragment, Ebabbar archive ca. 7th-4th century B.C. Babylonian or Achaemenid. Cuneiform tablet: fragment, Ebabbar archive 322107

Cuneiform tablet: fragment of a witness list and date formula ca. 7th-4th century B.C. Babylonian or Achaemenid. Cuneiform tablet: fragment of a witness list and date formula. Babylonian or Achaemenid. ca. 7th-4th century B.C.. Clay. Neo-Babylonian or Achaemenid. Mesopotamia, probably from Babylon (modern Hillah)

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