ostracon
- Museum number
- 125710
- Description
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Lachish Ostracon XV (Lachish Letter XV): pottery ostracon with Hebrew inscription (body fragment of wheel-made storage jar); pink fabric with some grits, grey core.
- Dimensions
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Thickness: 0.40 - 0.50 centimetres
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Length: 20.10 centimetres
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Width: 20.80 centimetres
- $Inscriptions
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- Location
- Not on display
- Condition
- repaired, ink completely faded, some incrustation and discolouration.
- Acquisition date
- 1959
- Acquisition notes
- Previously on loan from Wellcome Trustees since 1937.
- Department
- Middle East
- BM/Big number
- 125710
- Registration number
- 1959,0711.10
- Additional IDs
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Miscellaneous number: FN.4037
