Collection of large fragments of papyrus documents, in Coptic [Egypt, 2nd century BC to 2nd century AD]

three papyrus documents, (a) c.200x100mm, Ptolemaic proceedings with dates and the Hellenised names of officials involved, substantial remains of two such entries, 8 and 5 lines, 2nd or 1st century BC; (b) c.105x150mm, similar record of proceedings with date (partially obscured by crack) and names of officials involved, 13 lines, late 2nd or early 1st century BC; (c) c.300x110mm, large document of two pieces, 27 lines, 1st century BC to 2nd century AD; all recovered from mummy cartonnage and mounted in glass

Sold in our rooms, 8 December 2009, lot 33.