Egyptian Coptic papyrus manuscript fragment
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A fragment of papyrus manuscript with 15 untranslated partial lines of text inscribed in black ink.
Culture
Egypt, Coptic period, late 1st Millennium AD
Size
12.2 x 4.5 cms, glazed frame 24 x 18 cms
Condition
Fragment as shown, mounted and sealed between two sheets of glass for protection.
Provenance
Ex. collection: John Ingels (1925-2016), Sweden, and thence by family descent. Acquired in the UK or Israel during the 1960’s-1970’s. Displayed at Leksand Library in Sweden between 1981-1990. Ingels was a traveller and film-maker, producing “Egyptian Monuments” in 1962 with the purpose of saving the Abu Simbel temple. His manuscript and antiquities collection was variously exhibited in Leksand during the 1970’s-1990’s.