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Ostrakon with an Invocation or Charm
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Pottery fragment with ink inscription, Coptic (Egypt)
Medieval Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Rogers Fund 1914
Title: Ostrakon with an Invocation or Charm
Description:
Pottery fragment with ink inscription, Coptic (Egypt).
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