Unknown Egyptian
Ostracon

Ostracon

Public Domain

Artist
CultureEgyptian
Titles
  • Ostracon
Date1570–1070 BC
PlaceThebes, Egypt
MediumPainted limestone
Dimensions3 × 3 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (7.6 × 8.3 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
Object number58.3.C
Not on view

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Department
Antiquities
Object Type
ProvenanceThe Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, probably 1930's–1958; purchased by MFAH, 1958.
Exhibition History"The Egyptian Mummy: Unwrapping the Mystery," Houston Museum of Natural Science, from March 23 - August 27,1989 (LN:89.14).

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