Detail View: The AMICA Library: Coptic Manuscript
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.19.196.5
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Description:
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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.
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Creator Nationality:
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African; North African; Coptic
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Creator Dates/Places:
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Egypt (written and illustrated in Egypt)
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Coptic; Possibly from the Kasr Deir es Surian (Castle of the Monastery of the Syrians), Wadi an-Natrun
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Title:
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Coptic Manuscript
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View:
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Principal view
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Creation Date:
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700?900
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Creation Start Date:
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700
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Creation End Date:
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900
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Materials and Techniques:
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Ink and colored inks on parchment
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Creation Place:
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Coptic; Possibly from the Kasr Deir es Surian (Castle of the Monastery of the Syrians), Wadi an-Natrun
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Dimensions:
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5 7/8 x 3 15/16 in. (14.9 x 10 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York
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ID Number:
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19.196.5
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Credit Line:
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Rogers Fund, 1919
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Inscriptions:
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Inscribed in abbreviated Coptic: Jesus Christ Victorious
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Copyright:
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.h1_19.196.5.tif
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