Caption

Greek ostraka – two tax receipts, taxes, receipts. Fragment of a clay vessel with two tax receipts paid by Panibekis, son of Achillas Rufus, 27/04/161, Edfu Apollonopolis Wielka. Ostraka; height 11.5 cm, width 15.5 cm, depth 0.5 cm, weight 0.136 kg., A fragment of a flat, irregularly shaped pottery shard with a triangular projection, showing a surface of muted tan and light brown clay with subtle horizontal striations and areas of slightly darker brown; a few small rectangular paper or fabric labels are affixed, outlined in blue and beige, with one label on the triangular tip and another closer to the center, and there are a few small reddish and yellow marks on the clay surface; the shard has rough, broken edges showing a gritty, darker brown interior and a thin rim along one side, all set against a pale gray-beige background.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A02_441

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Keywords

Greek ostraka – two tax receipts taxes receipts Fragment clay vessel two tax paid Panibekis son Achillas Rufus 27 04 161 Edfu Apollonopolis Wielka Ostraka height 11.5 cm width 15.5 cm depth 0.5 cm weight 0.136 kg fragment flat irregularly shaped pottery shard triangular projection showing surface muted tan light brown clay subtle horizontal striations areas slightly darker brown small rectangular paper fabric labels affixed outlined blue beige label triangular tip another closer center small reddish yellow marks clay surface shard rough broken edges showing gritty darker brown interior thin rim side set pale gray-beige background.