vessel / ostracon
Ostracon, fragment of the body of a brown pottery vessel, the fabric is grey-black in section, the interior is covered with a dark-brown resinous deposit, the exterior is covered with a red-brown slip and remains of five lines of Coptic text written in black ink, writ large.
- Excavated/Findspot: Wadi Sarga, 90
- (Africa,Egypt,Middle Egypt,Asyut,Wadi Sarga)
- Height: 84 millimetres (max)
- Width: 52 millimetres (max)
Inscription TransliterationRemains of five lines of Coptic text written in black ink, writ large.
To be published by J. Cromwell
10 March 2006
Reason for treatment
stabilise as necessary
Objects fragile/ flaky/ crumbling, some with detached fragments.
Consolidated object as necessary using a variety of concentrations of Paraloid B72 (ethyl methacrylate copolymer) in Acetone (propan-1-one/dimethyl ketone), applied by pipette or micropipette. Reattached detached fragments using HMG Paraloid B72 (methyl ethyl methacrlylate) if necessary. Filled gaps with paste made from PB72, glassmicrospheres and acetone if necessary.
Excavated 1913-1914 by Reginald Campbell Thompson on behalf of the Byzantine Research Fund.
Ancient Egypt & Sudan
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Object reference number: YCA64650
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