Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue
Ostracon with Pharaoh Spearing a Lion and a Royal Hymn on its Back
Description
Limestone, ink
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A pharaoh is depicted hunting a lion with a spear, accompanied by a dog.
The fragment shows a dynamic scene with a pharaoh, wearing the crown of Upper Egypt, engaged in a lion hunt. The artwork is executed with simple lines and minimal color, typical of ostraca from this era. Notable features include the detailed representation of the pharaoh's figure and the motion of the lion. Hieratic script is visible above the figures.
royal
New Kingdom
good
Materials
limestone
Signs
lion
pharaoh
Visible text
"unknown"
Cross-references (4)
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- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access).
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
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