Advanced Search

Oxyrhynchus Papyrus Fragment

Oxyrhynchus Papyrus Fragment

Date: 4th century CE
Dimensions:
maximum: 2 11/16 × 10 1/8 in. (6.8 × 25.7 cm)
Medium: India ink on papyrus
Place of Origin: Egypt
Classification: Manuscripts
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1915.27
DescriptionThis papyrus, written in Greek, contains a letter from Isidorus to his son, Demetrius, asking for a colt and some medicines to treat it.
Not on view
In Collection(s)