The photo here shows an ancient Egyptian ostrakon, a potsherd used as a writing surface. At the time, ostraca may have been used as scratchpads. Top: This ostrakon has the head of an Egyptian drawn in outline in black and heightened with red. This ostrakon is housed in the Museum in Cairo Bottom: This ancient Egyptian ostrakon of a Dancing Girl in an acrobatic position in a short black skirt and gold earrings is housed in the Museum in Turin. The object comes from the ancient Egyptian village, Deir el-Medina, dating back to the period of the New Kingdom  (between 16th and the 11th century BC)

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The photo here shows an ancient Egyptian ostrakon, a potsherd used as a writing surface. At the time, ostraca may have been used as scratchpads. Top: This ostrakon has the head of an Egyptian drawn in outline in black and heightened with red. This ostrakon is housed in the Museum in Cairo Bottom: This ancient Egyptian ostrakon of a Dancing Girl in an acrobatic position in a short black skirt and gold earrings is housed in the Museum in Turin. The object comes from the ancient Egyptian village, Deir el-Medina, dating back to the period of the New Kingdom  (between 16th and the 11th century BC). For over four centuries, Deir el-Medina had been home to highly skilled architects, temples and tombs builders, artists and various craftsmen staying in the service of the pharaoh.

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