Potsherds with writing (ostraca)

Museum number:
6-22222
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Accession number:
Acc.63/195
Description:
blue-glazed sherds with writing; 15x75x110 mm and 9x16x30 mm
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Uncertain tomb and cemetery, El Ahaiwah, Upper Egypt
Culture or time period:
Late Period of ancient Egypt (664–332 BC) and New Kingdom of Egypt (1550–1069 BC)
Collector:
George Andrew Reisner
Collection date:
1900
Materials:
Glaze (coating by location)
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Potsherds and Pottery
Department:
Ancient Egypt
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 16 titled Potsherds with writing (ostraca), accession number 6-22222, described as blue-glazed sherds with writing; 15x75x110 mm and 9x16x30 mmHearst Museum object 2 of 16 titled Potsherds with writing (ostraca), accession number 6-22222, described as blue-glazed sherds with writing; 15x75x110 mm and 9x16x30 mmHearst Museum object 3 of 16 titled Potsherds with writing (ostraca), accession number 6-22222, described as blue-glazed sherds with writing; 15x75x110 mm and 9x16x30 mmHearst Museum object 4 of 16 titled Potsherds with writing (ostraca), accession number 6-22222, described as blue-glazed sherds with writing; 15x75x110 mm and 9x16x30 mmHearst Museum object 5 of 16 titled Potsherds with writing (ostraca), accession number 6-22222, described as blue-glazed sherds with writing; 15x75x110 mm and 9x16x30 mmHearst Museum object 6 of 16 titled Potsherds with writing (ostraca), accession number 6-22222, described as blue-glazed sherds with writing; 15x75x110 mm and 9x16x30 mmHearst Museum object 7 of 16 titled Potsherds with writing (ostraca), accession number 6-22222, described as blue-glazed sherds with writing; 15x75x110 mm and 9x16x30 mmHearst Museum object 8 of 16 titled Potsherds with writing (ostraca), accession number 6-22222, described as blue-glazed sherds with writing; 15x75x110 mm and 9x16x30 mmHearst Museum object 9 of 16 titled Potsherds with writing (ostraca), accession number 6-22222, described as blue-glazed sherds with writing; 15x75x110 mm and 9x16x30 mmHearst Museum object 10 of 16 titled Potsherds with writing (ostraca), accession number 6-22222, described as blue-glazed sherds with writing; 15x75x110 mm and 9x16x30 mmHearst Museum object 11 of 16 titled Potsherds with writing (ostraca), accession number 6-22222, described as blue-glazed sherds with writing; 15x75x110 mm and 9x16x30 mmHearst Museum object 12 of 16 titled Potsherds with writing (ostraca), accession number 6-22222, described as blue-glazed sherds with writing; 15x75x110 mm and 9x16x30 mmHearst Museum object 13 of 16 titled Potsherds with writing (ostraca), accession number 6-22222, described as blue-glazed sherds with writing; 15x75x110 mm and 9x16x30 mmHearst Museum object 14 of 16 titled Potsherds with writing (ostraca), accession number 6-22222, described as blue-glazed sherds with writing; 15x75x110 mm and 9x16x30 mmHearst Museum object 15 of 16 titled Potsherds with writing (ostraca), accession number 6-22222, described as blue-glazed sherds with writing; 15x75x110 mm and 9x16x30 mmHearst Museum object 16 of 16 titled Potsherds with writing (ostraca), accession number 6-22222, described as blue-glazed sherds with writing; 15x75x110 mm and 9x16x30 mm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Potsherds with writing (ostraca), accession number 6-22222, described as blue-glazed sherds with writing; 15x75x110 mm and 9x16x30 mm

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