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Papyrus 1519
- Record Id:
- 040-003842815
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-002104451
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100120009761.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100147470057.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Papyrus 1519
- Title:
- Seals from Aphrodito (P.Lond. IV 1492, TM 39809)
- Scope & Content:
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Collection of twenty-four detached seals of brown clay from Aphrodito, displaying various devices, including an animal (wolf?) facing right with a star, two individuals (possibly women) facing one another, a helmeted head, an Arabic inscription.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Greek Manuscripts
Papyri Collections - Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-002104451
040-003842815 - Is part of:
- Papyrus 1-3136 : Papyri
Papyrus 1519 : Seals from Aphrodito (P.Lond. IV 1492, TM 39809) - Hierarchy:
- 032-002104451[2296]/040-003842815
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Papyrus 1-3136
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
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Twenty-four seals of brown clay, detached from the papyrus rolls. Mounted on cardboard in a glass frame.
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100147470057.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Arabic
Greek, Ancient - Scripts:
- Arabic
Greek - Start Date:
- 0700
- End Date:
- 0725
- Date Range:
- early 8th century
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- User Conditions:
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Letter of introduction required to view this manuscript.
- Physical Characteristics:
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Materials: Clay, Papyrus.
Dimensions: Seals of varying size; housed in a glass frame measuring 215 x 240 mm.
- Custodial History:
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Origin: Aphrodito, Antaiopolite nome, Egypt.
Provenance: Aphrodito, Antaiopolite nome, Egypt. Purchased as part of a lot comprising Papyri 1200-1520 from the Reverend Chauncey Murch (b. 1856, d. 1907) on 20 November 1903.
- Former External References:
- P.Lond. IV 1492
- Publications:
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Catalogue of Additions to the Manuscripts in the British Museum in the Years 1900-1905 (London: British Museum 1907), p. 445.
Harold Idris Bell, Greek Papyri in the British Museum, IV. The Aphrodito Papyri (London: British Museum, 1910), p. 432, no. 1492.
- Material Type:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)