Ostracon with sketch of a calf

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 limestone ostracon bearing a red-ink sketch of an animal-like figure on the left and faint markings/numbering on the right edge.

The object is a broken, irregular ostracon with a light beige surface. In red ink, there is a simple line drawing depicting a four-legged bovine-like animal: a head facing to the left with a curved neck, a lifted front leg, and a long body tapering toward the right. The legs and outline are rendered with minimal strokes and lack fine detail. On the right-hand area of the break, there are small, faint red marks that resemble numerals or catalog/registration style writing rather than a continuous hieroglyphic text; no clear hieroglyph groups are identifiable. No cartouches, royal titulary, or clearly legible script are present. The drawing is consistent with a sketch subject such as a calf, though the exact species/animal identification is not fully certain from the simplified lines.