Artist's Sketches of Senenmut, sketch of small rodent on opposite sie ca. 1479–1458 New Kingdom 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. The profiles are similar to the representation of Senenmut on another ostracon in the Museum's collection () and to a drawing on a wall in his tomb (fig. 1). On the back of this ostrac
Artist's Sketches of Senenmut, sketch of small rodent on opposite sie ca. 1479–1458 New Kingdom 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. The profiles are similar to the representation of Senenmut on another ostracon in the Museum's collection () and to a drawing on a wall in his tomb (fig. 1). On the back of this ostracon is a sketch that depicts a small rodent. Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #3385. Artist's Sketches of Senenmut Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies We're sorry, the transcript for this audio track is not available at this time. We are working to make it available as soon as Artist's Sketches of Senenmut, sketch of small rodent on opposite sie 544456
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