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Ostrakon with Biblical Text
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Ostrakon with Biblical Text

TitleOstrakon with Biblical Text
Date600 7th century
MediumPottery fragment with ink inscription
ClassificationCeramics
OriginCoptic Coptic
Holding institutionThe Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit lineRogers Fund, 1914
RightsPublic domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose.

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