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Oxyrhynchus Papyrus Fragment

Oxyrhynchus Papyrus Fragment

Date: 3rd century CE
Dimensions:
overall maximum as preserved in modern mount: 10 3/16 × 5 3/16 in. (25.9 × 13.2 cm)
overall approximate width of entire original document: 29 1/2 in. (74.9 cm)
Medium: India ink on papyrus
Place of Origin: Egypt
Classification: Manuscripts
Credit Line: Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1915.44
DescriptionThis papyrus, written in Greek on both sides, is a treatise on literary composition.
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