Tax Receipt for Wine

Ptolemaic Period

174 B.C.

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 134

This tax receipt is dated to September 26, 174 BCE. Traditionally, wine was produced in the north and in the oases, but a tax reform during the reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphos encouraged viticulture around Thebes and Gebelein, in which—according to the text—the tax was paid.

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Provenance

Title: Tax Receipt for Wine
Period: Ptolemaic Period
Date: 174 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt; Probably from Southern Upper Egypt, Gebelein (Krokodilopolis)
Medium: Pottery, ink
Dimensions: H. 9.8 cm (3 7/8 in.); W. 12.4 cm (4 7/8 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1921
Object Number: 21.2.123
Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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