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Coptic ostrakon: E.1.2013

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Current Location: In storage

Titles

coptic ostrakon

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Description

Please refer to the object's paper documentation for the full transcript of the ostrakon's description

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2012) by Dr Dorothy Thompson

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.1.2013
Primary reference Number: 199914
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Audit data

Created: Monday 17 November 2014 Updated: Friday 18 July 2025 Last processed: Friday 18 July 2025

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Antiquities

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