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Hieratic ostracon

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Hieratic ostracon

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Hieratic ostracon

Hieratic ostracon

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Hieratic ostracon

Period:: New Kingdom, Ramesside
Dynasty:: Dynasty 19–20
Date:: ca 1295–1070 B.C.
Geography:: Country of Origin Egypt, Upper Egypt; Thebes, Valley of the Kings, Workmen's Huts near KV 55 (site 18) or Between K, Davis/Ayrton 1907–1908
Medium:: Limestone, ink
Dimensions:: h. 21 cm (8 1/4 in); w. 31.5 cm (12 3/8 in)
Credit Line:: Gift of Theodore M. Davis, 1909
Accession Number:: 09.184.182

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Provenance

Excavated in the Valley of the Kings by Theodore M. Davis, 1907-1908; acquired by Davis in the division of finds. Donated to the Museum by Davis, 1909.
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What
Ink (28,399)

Limestone (4,530)

Ostraka (774)
Where
Africa (33,577)

Egypt (29,893)

Upper Egypt (13,568)

Thebes (10,504)
When
2000-1000 B.C. (18,742)
In the Museum
Egyptian Art (26,256)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Egypt, 2000–1000 B.C.

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