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Ostracon Inscribed with a PrayerNew Kingdom, 19th or 20th Dynasty (1315 - 1081 BCE)

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Cream-colored stone or ceramic fragment inscribed with multiple lines of an ancient cursive script in dark gray ink, irregular broken edges, displayed against a gray background

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

Title
Ostracon Inscribed with a Prayer
Place Made
Egypt
Date Made
New Kingdom, 19th or 20th Dynasty (1315 - 1081 BCE)
Medium
Limestone
Dimensions
9 1/4 x 6 in. (23.5 x 15.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Carl W. Thomas
Accession Number
M.80.203.212
Classification
Tools and Equipment
Collecting Area
Egyptian Art