Skulpturensammlung und Museum für Byzantinische Kunst, Berlin (previously Ägyptisches Museum, Berlin)
Museum no.
9684 (old no. ÄM 1483)
Medium
stela
Technique
incised before firing
Type of text
epitaph
Language
Coptic
Content
fragment of epitaph of unidentified monk (?)
Date
700–999
Notes
Material
terracotta
Object dimensions
H: 15; W: 9
Text dimensions
Object colour
surface grey-red
Text colour
Lines
4 (5 reconstructed)
Height of letters
2–2.5
Description
Fragment of the left margin of a plaque. The epigraphic field framed by a double incised line, leaving margin of ca. 2 cm. Traces of yellow paint on the whole surface.