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