Photo of collection object Decorated Ostrakon
Decorated Ostrakon, ca. 1336-1295 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 3 13/16 x 6 7/8 in. (9.7 x 17.5 cm). Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 58.28.1. Creative Commons-BY.
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn Museum

Decorated Ostrakon

ca. 1336-1295 B.C.E.

Maker Unknown

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

The ancient Egyptians often made casual sketches on chips of limestone or pottery now called ostraka. The figure on one of these ostraka represents a horned animal, probably a goat, with a collar indicating that the creature was domesticated. The other piece shows a schematically drawn animal that cannot be identified.

Original Source
Maker/Artist
Maker Unknown
Classification
Document
Formatted Medium
Limestone, pigment
Medium
limestone, pigment
Locations
Place excavated: Thebes (Sheikh Abd el Kurneh), Egypt
Dynasty
Dynasty 18
Period
New Kingdom
Dimensions
3 13/16 x 6 7/8 in. (9.7 x 17.5 cm)
Departments
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Accession Number
58.28.1
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Exhibitions
Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Ancient Egyptian Art
Rights Statement
Creative Commons-BY
Museum Location
19th Dynasty to Roman Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor
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