Letter in Pahlavi script
This pre-Islamic papyrus fragment shows remains of five lines of Pahlavi script. Pahlavi script was used in Egypt only during the Sassanian occupation during the seventh century. Several thousand papyri fragments are known from this period, mostly private letters, such as this one here.
Artwork Details
- Title: Letter in Pahlavi script
- Date: early 7th century
- Geography: Attributed to Egypt
- Medium: Ink on papyrus
- Dimensions: H. 5 13/16 in. (14.8 cm)
W. 6 3/4 in. (17.1 cm) - Classification: Codices
- Credit Line: Gift of George F. Baker, 1890
- Object Number: 90.5.960
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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