Ostracon with a Drawing of a King
Ancient Egyptian
New Kingdom, mid-Dynasty 19–Dynasty 20, about 1213–1069 BCE
Medium
Limestone and pigment
Dimensions
24.1 × 15.2 × 3.2 cm (9 1/2 × 6 × 1 1/4 in.)
Classification
drawings (visual works)
Department
Arts of Africa
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
121738
About the Artist
Ancient Egyptian
Ancient Egyptian artists, a collective of highly skilled artisans spanning over three millennia from the Predynastic period (c. 6000–3150 BC) to the Roman era (30 BC–4th century AD), produced some of humanity's most enduring masterpieces. These anonymous craftsmen, often organized in state-sponsored workshops, lived in dedicated communities like Deir el-Medina near Luxor during the New Kingdom (c....