Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · ostracon
Ostracon with drawing of a bull Late Period
Description
Late Period, Dynasty 26, 664–525 B.C. Limestone, ink. H. 11.2 × W. 15.5 × D. 2.5 cm (4 7/16 × 6 1/8 × 1 in.) (with mount): H. 13.2 × W. 16.5 × D. 6.4 cm (5 3/16 × 6 1/2 × 2 1/2 in.). From: Egypt. Subject: Bulls. Credit: Museum Accession.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
A machine reading of the photograph made Jul 2026: deities, names, signs and a description as the model saw them. Not curatorial; treat it as the model's best reading, not authority.
Inscriptions (1)
Inscription #1
AI reading of the photograph
Visible text (machine reading)
Unidentified single small ink sign; no readable full line(s) preserved.
Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116419775 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number X.384 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 552891 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.