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Demotic. <em>Demotic Ostracon</em>, Year 15 (of Ptolemy II Philadelphus?). Terracotta, pigment, 2 5/16 x 7/16 x 2 13/16 in. (5.8 x 1.1 x 7.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.580.497. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.580.497_front_edited.jpg)
Demotic. Demotic Ostracon, Year 15 (of Ptolemy II Philadelphus?). Terracotta, pigment, 2 5/16 x 7/16 x 2 13/16 in. (5.8 x 1.1 x 7.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.580.497. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.580.497_front_edited.jpg)
Demotic. <em>Demotic Ostracon</em>, Year 15 (of Ptolemy II Philadelphus?). Terracotta, pigment, 2 5/16 x 7/16 x 2 13/16 in. (5.8 x 1.1 x 7.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.580.497. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.580.497_front_edited.jpg)

Demotic. Demotic Ostracon, Year 15 (of Ptolemy II Philadelphus?). Terracotta, pigment, 2 5/16 x 7/16 x 2 13/16 in. (5.8 x 1.1 x 7.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.580.497. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.580.497_front_edited.jpg)

Demotic. <em>Demotic Ostracon</em>, Year 15 (of Ptolemy II Philadelphus?). Terracotta, pigment, 2 5/16 x 7/16 x 2 13/16 in. (5.8 x 1.1 x 7.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.580.497. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.580.497_front01.jpg)

Demotic. Demotic Ostracon, Year 15 (of Ptolemy II Philadelphus?). Terracotta, pigment, 2 5/16 x 7/16 x 2 13/16 in. (5.8 x 1.1 x 7.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.580.497. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.580.497_front01.jpg)

Demotic. <em>Demotic Ostracon</em>, Year 15 (of Ptolemy II Philadelphus?). Terracotta, pigment, 2 5/16 x 7/16 x 2 13/16 in. (5.8 x 1.1 x 7.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.580.497. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.580.497_front02.JPG)

Demotic. Demotic Ostracon, Year 15 (of Ptolemy II Philadelphus?). Terracotta, pigment, 2 5/16 x 7/16 x 2 13/16 in. (5.8 x 1.1 x 7.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.580.497. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.580.497_front02.JPG)

Demotic. <em>Demotic Ostracon</em>, Year 15 (of Ptolemy II Philadelphus?). Terracotta, pigment, 2 5/16 x 7/16 x 2 13/16 in. (5.8 x 1.1 x 7.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.580.497. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.580.497_front03.JPG)

Demotic. Demotic Ostracon, Year 15 (of Ptolemy II Philadelphus?). Terracotta, pigment, 2 5/16 x 7/16 x 2 13/16 in. (5.8 x 1.1 x 7.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.580.497. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.580.497_front03.JPG)

Demotic. <em>Demotic Ostracon</em>, Year 15 (of Ptolemy II Philadelphus?). Terracotta, pigment, 2 5/16 x 7/16 x 2 13/16 in. (5.8 x 1.1 x 7.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.580.497. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.580.497_back.jpg)

Demotic. Demotic Ostracon, Year 15 (of Ptolemy II Philadelphus?). Terracotta, pigment, 2 5/16 x 7/16 x 2 13/16 in. (5.8 x 1.1 x 7.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.580.497. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.580.497_back.jpg)

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Demotic Ostracon

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

CULTURE Demotic
MEDIUM Terracotta, pigment
DATES Year 15 (of Ptolemy II Philadelphus?)
DIMENSIONS 2 5/16 x 7/16 x 2 13/16 in. (5.8 x 1.1 x 7.1 cm)  (show scale)
COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER 16.580.497
CREDIT LINE Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
MUSEUM LOCATION This item is not on view
CAPTION Demotic. Demotic Ostracon, Year 15 (of Ptolemy II Philadelphus?). Terracotta, pigment, 2 5/16 x 7/16 x 2 13/16 in. (5.8 x 1.1 x 7.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.580.497. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.580.497_front_edited.jpg)
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Demotic. <em>Demotic Ostracon</em>, Year 15 (of Ptolemy II Philadelphus?). Terracotta, pigment, 2 5/16 x 7/16 x 2 13/16 in. (5.8 x 1.1 x 7.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.580.497. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.16.580.497_front_edited.jpg)

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Egypt
Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian
Demotic
Ostracon
script
writing
terracotta
pigment
clay
pottery fragment
Ptolemaic Age
Ptolemy II

TAGS

Egypt
Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian
Demotic
Ostracon
script
writing
terracotta
pigment
clay
pottery fragment
Ptolemaic Age
Ptolemy II

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