Greek Ostracon

Fragment of a ribbed vessel used as a writing surface, inscribed with ten lines of Greek. CONDITION NOTE 1998: Chipped edges, residue, concretions, surface dirt. Wellcome Historical Medical Museum accession no. 24686: Three pottery fragments Ostraca. From 3" to 5". Purchased at Sotheby's, London, 31 July 1923. Lot 81. (Mrs. Berens Sale).