Ostracon with a donkey

AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano

Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A small limestone ostracon bearing red-brown and black ink marks, including a sketch or hieroglyphic-like signs that appear to depict a donkey or donkey-related figure.

The object is a broken, irregular limestone fragment (ostracon). The left and central areas contain faded red-brown ink lines forming a rectangular/box-like framework with additional strokes inside. A prominent black ink drawing occupies the lower-right portion; it resembles a standing animal/figure with a head and legs, and includes darker outlining and internal marks. Some isolated red ink traces also appear near the upper right edge and on the background. No clear cartouches, royal titulary, or clearly legible hieroglyph blocks are fully preserved; however, the overall composition includes both linear sign groupings and a larger figure drawing consistent with an ostracon caption or depiction. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is visible. A small cluster of red marks near the upper right could be part of an inventory/registration mark, but is not clearly identifiable as a hieroglyph with confidence.