Ostrakon
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
Parallels from Egyptian tomb paintings suggest that the man depicted here is a fowler and the object he holds in his right hand is a bag filled with captured birds. The man is rendered in formal Egyptian drawing conventions: his form is outlined in black ink, and his skin color is shown as a single uniform hue. This treatment contrasts with the sketchy, informal drawing of the two birds above him.
Caption
Ostrakon, ca. 1336–1250 B.C.E.. Limestone, pigment, 4 9/16 x 4 7/8 x 1 1/8 in. (11.6 x 12.4 x 2.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 68.46.2. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.68.46.2_wwg8.jpg)
Title
Ostrakon
Date
ca. 1336–1250 B.C.E.
Dynasty
late Dynasty 18 to Dynasty 19
Period
New Kingdom
Geography
Place made: Egypt
Medium
Limestone, pigment
Classification
Dimensions
4 9/16 x 4 7/8 x 1 1/8 in. (11.6 x 12.4 x 2.9 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
68.46.2
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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