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Figural Ostracon with Depiction of a Male Profileprobably New Kingdom (1504 - 1081 BCE)

Not on view
Limestone fragment with faint ink drawings of a seated figure in profile and ruled guidelines, sandy tan surface with worn, partially legible imagery
Ceramic ostracon, roughly square fragment of terracotta with incised and painted sketches of two standing figures in red and black pigment, with traces of blue-green pigment at upper right; edges irregular and chipped.

Unknown, Figural Ostracon with Depiction of a Male Profile, probably New Kingdom (1504 - 1081 BCE), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Jerome F. Snyder, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Figural Ostracon with Depiction of a Male Profile
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
probably New Kingdom (1504 - 1081 BCE)
Medium
Terracotta
Dimensions
1 5/16 x 5 5/16 in. (3.3 x 13.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Jerome F. Snyder
Accession Number
M.80.202.29
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art