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Sketch of a dog

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Description

New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19–20, ca. 1295–1070 B.C. Limestone, ink. H. 7.1 × W. 9.6 × Th. 1.5 cm (2 13/16 in. × 3 3/4 in. × 9/16 in.). From: Valley of the Kings, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: Davis excavations. Subject: Dogs. Credit: Gift of Theodore M. Davis, 1914.

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 broken piece of pale limestone with a red-brown ink sketch showing the upper portion of a canine-like figure (ears and forehead) or a closely related animal head motif.

The object appears as a small, irregular limestone fragment with most of the surface worn/unfinished at the edges. On the visible face, there is a red-brown ink drawing consisting of two rounded vertical shapes that resemble ears or head markings, flanking a central area. There are also lighter/cream lines within the central area that could represent facial features, though the drawing is incomplete due to loss of the lower portion of the head/body. No cartouches, royal names, or clear hieroglyphic signs are visible in the current view. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is apparent. The drawing style (single-figure sketch in ink) is consistent with a preliminary or practice sketch, but the exact subject is limited to the partial head motif visible here.

daily life New Kingdom, Ramesside period (consistent with catalogue; ink sketch on limestone fragment) fragmentary
Materials limestone (pale, chalky surface)red-brown ink

Connections

Found at Valley of the Kings
Materials Red-Brown Ink

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116275724 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 14.6.245 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 548233 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.