Ostrakon

Title	Ostrakon
Date	7th century 7th century
Medium	Pottery fragment with ink inscription
Classification	Ceramics
Origin	Coptic Coptic
Holding institution	The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit line	Rogers Fund, 1912
Rights	Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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