Object Image

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

Unknown Artist

Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Twentieth Dynasty
Provenance: Deir el-Medina
Acquisition: Schiaparelli excavations (1903-1906)

New Kingdom, 1190-1077 BCE

Stone / limestone, ink

10.2 x 14.8 x 2.5 cm

S. 6295

Image and text courtesy of Museo Egizio, 2022

Where you'll find this

Egyptian Museum
Egyptian Museum

Permanent collection