Fragments of Papyrus
These papyrus fragments come from one or more funerary papyri dating to the Saite Period or later.
Artwork Details
- Title: Fragments of Papyrus
- Period: Late Period, Saite or later
- Dynasty: Dynasty 26 or later
- Date: 656 B.C. or later
- Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Nespekashuty (TT 312, MMA 509), MMA excavations, 1922–24
- Medium: Papyrus, ink
- Dimensions: Glass frame: L. 21 × H. 16.6 cm (8 1/4 × 6 9/16 in.)
- Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1926
- Object Number: 26.3.199–.200
- Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art
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