Papyrus fragment with lines from Homer's Odyssey, Early Hellenistic, ca. 285–250 B.C., Greek, Ptolemaic, Papyrus, 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm), Miscellaneous-Papyrus, For the ancient Greeks, papyrus, a paper made from the stalks of the papyrus plant, was the preferred material on which to record permanent writings, such as a marriage contract or, as here, a book. Writing on papyrus was done with a stylus, such as a sharpened reed with a split point or a bronze pen with nib, and ink, usually made of lampblack in water
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Papyrus fragment, lines, Homer, Odyssey, Early Hellenistic, ca, 285–250 B.C, Greek, Ptolemaic, Papyrus, 7 1/2, 19.1 cm, Miscellaneous-Papyrus, ancient Greeks, papyrus, paper, stalks, papyrus plant, preferred material, record permanent writings, marriage contract, book, Writing, done, stylus, sharpened reed, split point, bronze pen, nib, ink, usually, lampblack, water
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