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Account papyrus

Medium/TechniqueInk on papyrus
DimensionsOverall: 30.5 x 17.8 cm (12 x 7 in.) in glass
Credit LineSource unidentified
Accession number2015.3293
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ClassificationsBooks and manuscripts
ProvenanceProbably between 1899 and 1947, acquired by the MFA [see note]; 2015, accessioned by the MFA. (Accession Date: October 23, 2015)

NOTE: This account papyrus was almost certainly excavated in Egypt or Sudan, as part of either the Hearst Expedition (1899-1905) or the Harvard-MFA Expedition (1902-1947). It is no longer possible to determine which expedition it came from.