Artist's Sketches of Senenmut, Sketch of Small Rodent on Opposite Side

New Kingdom

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 116

Ostraca are chips of limestone or fragments of pottery that were used as writing surfaces by ancient Egyptian scribes, or as sketch pads by artists. Despite the lack of any identifying text, the double profile on this ostracon can easily be identified as Senenmut, one of Hatshepsut's well-known courtiers. The profiles are similar to the representation of Senenmut on another ostracon in the Museum's collection (36.3.252) and to a drawing on a wall in his tomb (fig. 1). On the back of this ostracon is a sketch that depicts a small rodent.

#3385. Artist's Sketches of Senenmut

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Artist's Sketches of Senenmut, Sketch of Small Rodent on Opposite Side, Limestone, ink

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Artist's Sketches of Senenmut, Sketch of Small Rodent on Opposite Side, Limestone, ink
Artist's Sketches of Senenmut, Sketch of Small Rodent on Opposite Side, Limestone, ink
Artist's Sketches of Senenmut, Sketch of Small Rodent on Opposite Side, Limestone, ink
Artist's Sketches of Senenmut, Sketch of Small Rodent on Opposite Side, Limestone, ink

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