Fragment of a mummy label
Roman Period
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Title: Fragment of a mummy label
Period: Roman Period
Date: 30 B.C.–A.D. 364
Geography: From Egypt, Middle Egypt, Oxyrhynchus (Bahnasa), EEF excavations 1904–05
Medium: Wood, ink
Dimensions: 2.3 × 6.2 cm (7/8 × 2 7/16 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1905
Accession Number: 05.4.183
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