COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.19.196.5
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MMA_.19.196.5
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2002
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2002
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Description:
Crosses worked in interlaced geometric patterns often appear in Coptic manuscripts. Wealthier monasteries would have had manuscripts even after the Arab conquest of the region in the mid-600s. Coptic, the latest stage of the Egyptian language, is written using the Greek alphabet with seven additional signs. The Arabic text to the right side of each page was for those who could no longer read Coptic.
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Crosses worked in interlaced geometric patterns often appear in Coptic manuscripts. Wealthier monasteries would have had manuscripts even after the Arab conquest of the region in the mid-600s. Coptic, the latest stage of the Egyptian language, is written using the Greek alphabet with seven additional signs. The Arabic text to the right side of each page was for those who could no longer read Coptic.
Description
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Creator Nationality:
African; North African; Coptic
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African; North African; Coptic
Creator Nationality
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Creator Dates/Places:
Egypt (written and illustrated in Egypt)
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Egypt (written and illustrated in Egypt)
Creator Dates/Places
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Creator Name-CRT:
Coptic; Possibly from the Kasr Deir es Surian (Castle of the Monastery of the Syrians), Wadi an-Natrun
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Coptic; Possibly from the Kasr Deir es Surian (Castle of the Monastery of the Syrians), Wadi an-Natrun
Creator Name-CRT
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Title:
Coptic Manuscript
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Coptic Manuscript
Title
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View:
Principal view
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Principal view
View
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Creation Date:
700?900
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700?900
Creation Date
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Creation Start Date:
700
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700
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
900
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900
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Ink and colored inks on parchment
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Ink and colored inks on parchment
Materials and Techniques
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Creation Place:
Coptic; Possibly from the Kasr Deir es Surian (Castle of the Monastery of the Syrians), Wadi an-Natrun
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Coptic; Possibly from the Kasr Deir es Surian (Castle of the Monastery of the Syrians), Wadi an-Natrun
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
5 7/8 x 3 15/16 in. (14.9 x 10 cm)
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5 7/8 x 3 15/16 in. (14.9 x 10 cm)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York
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New York, New York
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
19.196.5
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19.196.5
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Rogers Fund, 1919
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Rogers Fund, 1919
Credit Line
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Inscriptions:
Inscribed in abbreviated Coptic: Jesus Christ Victorious
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Inscribed in abbreviated Coptic: Jesus Christ Victorious
Inscriptions
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Copyright:
Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
Copyright
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/education/er_photo_lib.asp</a>
Rights
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.h1_19.196.5.tif
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MMA_.h1_19.196.5.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
false