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Late Period, Saite
The courtyard rubbish outside Nespekashuty's tomb reflects long periods of use, a situation which complicates the dating and understanding of the painted ostraka found there.
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Title: Ostracon with sketch of a grazing antelope
Period: Late Period, Saite
Dynasty: Dynasty 26
Reign: reign of Psamtik I
Date: 664–610 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Nespakashuty (TT 312, MMA 509a), MMA excavations, 1922–23
Medium: Limestone, ink
Dimensions: H. 18.5 × W. 9 cm (7 5/16 × 3 9/16 in.)
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1923
Object Number: 23.3.29
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