Artist's Sketches of Senenmut, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1458 , From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Limestone, ink, H

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Artist's Sketches of Senenmut, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479–1458 , From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Limestone, ink, H. 10 cm (3 15/16 in.); W. cm (6 11/16 in.); Th. 3 cm (1 3/16 in.), Ostraca are chips of limestone or fragments of pottery that were used as writing surfaces by ancient Egyptian scribes, or as sketch pads by artists. Despite the lack of any identifying text, the double profile on this ostracon can easily be identified as Senenmut, one of Hatshepsut's well known courtiers

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Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
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