
Documents and Inscriptions
Paper | Parchment | Papyrus
Greece
The Government of the Hellenic Republic
Import Restricted since 2011.
Section I.G of Designated List in force since 2011.
Documents made from papyrus and written upon in ink; these are often rolled, fragmentary, and should be handled with extreme care.
Approximately 7th century B.C. to 324 A.D.
Example shown:
Fragments of a Roll containing part of a philosophical commentary on an orphic poem
Material: Ink on Papyrus Leaves; Period: Third quarter of the 4th century B.C.; Provenance: Tomb A, cemetery of Derveni, Macedonia; Place of Production: Macedonia
Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki