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Cover of a manuscript from the collection of the Hamouli Library

Cover of a manuscript from the collection of the Hamouli Library
© BA Antiquities Museum/M. Sobhy

Cover of a manuscript from the collection of the Hamouli Library

Category:
Written documents, manuscripts, covers (jackets)
Date:
Byzantine Period (395-641 CE)
Provenance:
Upper Egypt, Fayoum, El Hamuli
Material(s):
  • Organic material, animal product, bone
  • Organic material, animal product, leather
  • Organic material, fiber (from plants/animals), papyrus
Length:
37 cm;
Width:
36 cm
This artifact was transferred to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization (Fustat, Cairo) on 30 August 2020.



The information given here is subject to modification/update as a result of ongoing research.

References
  • Mona Serry, ed., Bibliotheca Alexandrina: Antiquities Museum, introduction by Ismail Serageldin (Alexandria: Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Antiquities Museum, 2015): 170, 326.
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