The ostracon portrays Senemut, a courtier of Hatshepsut.
It is a figured-ostracon, of portrait type with heads only. The ceramic is made of white limestone, with dimensions of approximately 3 in (0.8 dm) by 7 in (1.8 dm).
ostracon, senemut, ancient, egyptian, limestone, ostracon, which, dates, from, reign, hatshepsut, 1479, 1458, 18th, dynasty, limestone, ostracon, senenmut, contents, design, ostraca, depicting, senenmut, also, references, external, linksdesign, editthe, ostrac. The Ostracon of Senemut is an ancient Egyptian limestone ostracon which dates from the reign of Hatshepsut 1479 BC 1458 BC in the 18th Dynasty Limestone ostracon of Senenmut Contents 1 Design 2 Ostraca depicting Senenmut 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksDesign EditThe ostracon portrays Senemut a courtier of Hatshepsut It is a figured ostracon of portrait type with heads only The ceramic is made of white limestone with dimensions of approximately 3 in 0 8 dm by 7 in 1 8 dm The Ostracon of Senemut is currently part of the collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Traditionally ostraca in Egypt were used for artist s sketchings cartoons caricatures letter documents school practice writing and graffiti 1 Ostraca depicting Senenmut Edit Ostracon found from the dump below Senenmut s tomb chapel SAE 71 thought to depict his profile Now in the Metropolitan Museum Ostracon found from the dump below Senenmut s tomb chapel SAE 71 thought to depict his profile Now in the Metropolitan Museum See also EditDjehuty the god ThothReferences Edit Artist s Sketches of Senenmut metmuseum org Metropolitan Museum of Art Retrieved 4 February 2020 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ostraka of Senenmut Picture of Ostracon of Senemut and Djehuty Article discussion Metropolitan Museum of Art official site This article about subjects relating to Ancient Egypt is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ostracon of Senemut amp oldid 1083875339, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
