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Hieratic ostracon
Egyptian
Late New Kingdom
1186–1070 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Legacy dimension: .079 Length: .05 W.
Credit Line
Hay Collection—Gift of C. Granville Way
Accession Number72.666
OUT ON LOAN
On display at Houston Museum of Natural Science, TX, May 17, 2013 – December 31, 2024
On display at Houston Museum of Natural Science, TX, May 17, 2013 – December 31, 2024
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsOstraca
DescriptionTwo rows of late New Kingdom hieratic text are roughly sketched in black on the irregular surface of this limestone fragment.
ProvenanceBy 1836: Robert Hay Collection, Linplum, Scotland; 1863: to his son, Robert James Alexander Hay; 1868-1872: Way Collection, Boston (purchased by Samuel A. Way through London dealers Rollin and Feuardent, 27 Haymarket); 1872: given to the MFA by Samuel's son, C. Granville Way.