Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue
Ostracon with Pharaoh Spearing a Lion and a Royal Hymn on its Back New Kingdom, RamessideValley of the Kings
Description
New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 20, ca. 1186–1070 B.C. Limestone, ink. H. 14 cm (5 1/2 in.), W. 12.5 cm (4 15/16 in.), Th. 1.5 cm (9/16 in.). From: Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV 62), debris near the entrance, Valley of the Kings, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: Carnarvon/Carter excavations, 1920. Subject: Men, Hunting, Dogs, Lions. Credit: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926.
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.
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