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Clay ostrakon: E.156.1914

Object information

Current Location: Gallery 20

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Clay ostrakon

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Description

Fragment of jar, with 4 lines in demotic, receipt for poll tax payment by Patous son of Paten

Measurements and weight

Length: 11.5 cm
Width: 9 cm

Place(s) associated

  • Dabod ⪼ Nubia

Find spot

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1914) by Nubian Archaeological Survey

Dating

Ptolemaic Period#
Circa -332 BCE - Circa -30 BCE

Materials used in production

Clay

Techniques used in production

Inscribed

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: E.156.1914
Primary reference Number: 51805
Oldadmincategory: P
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 25 February 2020 Last processed: Thursday 3 August 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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