Metropolitan Museum of Art — Egyptian Art (Open Access) · statue
Ostracon with sketch of a calf Late Period, SaiteDeir el-Bahri
Description
Late Period, Saite, Dynasty 26, reign of Psamtik I, 664–610 B.C. Limestone, ink. H. 11 × W. 9 cm (4 5/16 × 3 9/16 in.). From: Tomb of Nespakashuty (TT 312, MMA 509a), Deir el-Bahri, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Egypt. Excavation: MMA excavations, 1922–23. Subject: Animals. Credit: Rogers Fund, 1923.
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Cross-references (4)
- Wikidata-Q Q116418618 tier-1
- Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- Inventory-Number 23.3.27 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
- MET-Object 550766 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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