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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Ostracon with Hieratic Text of Receipt

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
PeriodNew Kingdom, late Dynasty 19
Dateca. 1279-1191 BCE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineMohamed Farid Khamis/Oriental Weavers Fund
Dimensions3 1/4 x 3 x 5/8 in. (8.3 x 7.6 x 1.6 cm)
Object number2017.019.001
Exhibition HistoryMichael C. Carlos Museum Morgens West Foundation Galleries of Ancient Near Eastern Art, November 10, 2018 - Present
Published ReferencesHarlan J. Berk, Ltd., 166th Buy or Bid Sale Catalog (October 15, 2009), Lot 602.
Harlan J. Berk, Ltd., 173rd Buy or Bid Sale Catalog (March 15, 2011), Lot 416.
ProvenanceEx private collection Chicago, Illinois, purchased in Egypt, 1957. With Harlan J. Berk, Ltd., Chicago, Illinois, from 2009. Purchased by MCCM from Berk.
InscribedHieratic inscription by line: 1. That given to... 2. That given to Patjay 3. That given to... 4. That given to... 5. That given to Pa... 6. That given to...
Status
On view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art