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Artefact ID863
TM IDTM 34555
Findspot (DEChriM ID)1   (Dūš)
ClassCooking/table/transport/storage ware, Textual
MaterialCeramic
Writing mediumDipinto
Text contentSubliterary
LanguageGreek
Description

O.Douch III 199: Jar inscription

Calligraphic inscription possibly identifying the content of the vase: "Necklace of Eirene (?)".

Selection criteriaChristian terms/formulas/concepts, Christian onomastics
Date from350
Date to399
Dating criteria

Palaeography, content and dossier connections, archaeological context (O.Waqfa, p. 15; O.Douch V, p. vi)

Absolute/relative dateRelative date
Archaeological context

Desserte, III b

Accession number

Dūš, SCA storage, excavations IFAO 1979-1981 no. 521.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Editio princeps

• Cuvigny, Hélène and Guy Wagner. 1992. Les ostraca grecs de Douch, vol. III. Documents de Fouilles 24/3. Cairo: Ifao, no. 199 and pl. III.

Authors
Valérie Schram, 2021
Suggested citation
Valérie Schram, 2021, "Artefact ID 863", 4CARE database - Fourth-Century Christian Archaeological Record of Egypt, https://4care-skos.mf.no/artefacts/863
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