Ostrakon with an Epistle of Severos, Bishop of Antioch, after 508–640

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Ostrakon with an Epistle of Severos, Bishop of Antioch, after 508–640, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Limestone with ink inscription, Overall: 3 13/16 x 4 1/8 x 7/8 in. ( x x cm), Miscellaneous-Stone, Ostraca are texts written on broken pottery, which were employed when parchment was unavailable or too expensive. At Epiphanius a large number of ostraca were discovered in the monastery, including in its rubbish heaps; they record biblical verses, legal documents, sermons, financial accounts, school texts, and letters requesting assistance and prayers

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