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Greek / Egyptian Ptolemaic Painted Pottery Shard (Ostracon)

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Greek / Egyptian Ptolemaic Painted Pottery Shard (Ostracon)

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Eastern Mediterranean, Greece / Egypt Ptolemaic period, ca. 3rd to 1st century BCE. An ancient Greek pottery shard inscribed with five lines of text in black ink. Ostracons are pieces of pottery, usually from vessels that are broken, that have been repurposed as simple writing tablets, the inscriptions scratched or inked. Size: 2.5" L x 2.5" W (6.4 cm x 6.4 cm)

Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex-private Texas, USA collection, acquired from Ariadne Gallery, New York, USA

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Greek / Egyptian Ptolemaic Painted Pottery Shard (Ostracon)

Name: Greek / Egyptian Ptolemaic Painted Pottery Shard (Ostracon)
SKU: 156857663
Price: 575 USD
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