Josephine M. Harris research papers and photographs, approximately 1950s–1970s
The collection consists of Josephine M. Harris’s documentation of Coptic architectural sculpture from the site of Oxyrhynchos, Egypt (3rd–6th century CE). It includes research notes, drafts, and correspondence, but the majority of the collection consists of photographs and negatives of Coptic sculpture in Egypt, especially sculptural fragments from the site of Oxyrhynchos. These fragments were excavated by Evaristo Breccia in 1927–1931 and became part of the collection of the Graeco-Roman Museum in Alexandria, Egypt. The archive provides photographic documentation for approximately 500 sculptural fragments from Oxyrhynchos. There is an unpublished manuscript by Harris, “Coptic Architectural Sculpture from Oxyrhynchos,” which includes a catalog of sculpture, footnotes, and several appendices.
This collection consists of two series: 1. Correspondence and Slides; and 2. Photographs and Negatives.
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Preferred citation: Josephine M. Harris research papers and photographs, Dumbarton Oaks, Trustees for Harvard University, Washington, DC.