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The official seal of the Egypt Exploration Fund, the organization that sponsored the excavations at Oxyrhynchus. The emblem depicts a central Egyptian figure within a temple pylon, flanked by sacred symbols such as the winged sun disc and uraeus serpents, reflecting the 19th-century fascination with ancient Egyptian iconography.

A formal portrait of a scholar, likely Benno Linderbauer, associated with the academic circles of Theodor Schermann. The subject is depicted with a full beard and academic attire, reflecting the scholarly traditions of the early 20th century.
5 works of visual art in this collection
papyrus_fragmentBerlin Papyrus Collection
A papyrus fragment from a Late Antique Christian amulet containing a Greek dialogue between Jesus and Nathanael.
papyrus_fragmentBerlin Papyrus Collection
A papyrus fragment containing the Greek text of the Easter Canon, a liturgical hymn traditionally attributed to John of Damascus.
papyrus_fragmentBerlin Papyrus Collection
A papyrus fragment inscribed with a Greek text from the Alexandrian Liturgy of Saint Basil.
papyrus_fragmentBerlin Papyrus Collection
A Greek papyrus fragment containing Christian hymns and ritual invocations addressed to Mary and Christ.
papyrus_fragmentBerlin Papyrus Collection
A transcription of a 6th-century Greek papyrus fragment containing a Christian protective amulet from Herakleopolis Magna.
Christian texts on papyrus from the 4th-8th centuries CE — liturgical hymns, protective amulets inscribed with the Lord's Prayer, apocryphal dialogues between Jesus and Nathanael, and fragments of early church worship.
8 books in this collection

Theodor Schermann

Bernard P. Grenfell & Arthur S. Hunt

Bernard P. Grenfell, Arthur S. Hunt & D. Drexel