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Figured ostracon: King before Amen
Egyptian
New Kingdom, Dynasty 19–20
1295–1070 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Height x width: 11.8 x 9 cm (4 5/8 x 3 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Emily Esther Sears Fund
Accession Number03.1559
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CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsOstraca
DescriptionLimestone ostracon with inked scene showing a king wearing the blue crown offering to a deity who wears a plumed headdress (likely Amun); traces of red guidelines.
ProvenanceSaid to be from Gurna. 1903: purchased for the MFA from Mohamed Mohassib, Luxor, Egypt by Albert M. Lythgoe for £4. Acquired with funds from the Emily Esther Sears Fund. (Accession Date: January 1, 1903)