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Ostracon Inscribed with Hieroglyphs and a FaceNew Kingdom, Ramesside Period, 19th and 20th Dynasty (1315-1081 BCE)

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Roughly triangular limestone fragment with faint charcoal-gray sketched markings suggesting a four-legged animal figure, displayed against a gray background
Irregularly shaped limestone flake with ink inscriptions in hieratic script, partially obscured by dark gray discoloration and brown staining across the upper left surface.

Unknown, Ostracon Inscribed with Hieroglyphs and a Face, New Kingdom, Ramesside Period, 19th and 20th Dynasty (1315-1081 BCE), Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Carl W. Thomas, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Ostracon Inscribed with Hieroglyphs and a Face
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
New Kingdom, Ramesside Period, 19th and 20th Dynasty (1315-1081 BCE)
Medium
Limestone
Dimensions
5 1/8 x 5 11/16 in. (13 x 14.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Carl W. Thomas
Accession Number
M.80.203.195
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art