Painted ostracon with the head of an African man with short curly hair and an earring

Stone / limestone, ink | 10.2 x 14.8 x 2.5cm | New Kingdom, 1190-1077 BCE

Unknown Artist

Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Twentieth Dynasty
Provenance: Deir el-Medina
Acquisition: Schiaparelli excavations (1905)

Object: S. 6295
Location: Sala 15 Vetrina 03

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