Fragment of St John's Gospel: verso
Chapter 18, verses 37-38
P. Ryl. Gk. 457. Fragment of a leaf of a papyrus codex, 8.9 x 5.8 cm.; text 6.4 x 6 cm.; upper margin and part of inner margin preserved. Written in dark ink on papyrus light in colour and of good quality. On verso a kollema or perhaps part of a strengthening strip to cover the fold of the sheet. First half of the second century.