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

Ostracon

Place CreatedEgypt, Africa
CultureEgyptian
Dateca. 1292-1077 BCE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineMohamed Farid Khamis/Oriental Weavers Fund
Dimensions2 1/2 x 2 1/4 x 3/8 in. (6.4 x 5.7 x 1 cm)
Object number2017.019.002
Published ReferencesHarlan J. Berk, Ltd., 166th Buy or Bid Sale Catalog (October 15, 2009), Lot 600.
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. Djehuty...The... 2. ...mes, amounting to 1 1/4 Kar-measures 3. ...mes, 1 1/4 Khar-measures. Tabu..., 1 1/4 khar-measures.
Status
Not on view
Collections
  • Ancient Egyptian, Nubian, and Near Eastern Art