Drawing of a Ramesside King and Two Standing Figures

Unknown

ca. 1295–1070 B.C. · Limestone, ink · Egyptian Art

Limestone flakes like this one were decorated with sketches, or inscribed with literary and funerary texts. This piece has two drawings of standing figures superimposed over the profile of a Ramesside king.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1295–1070 B.C.

Medium

Limestone, ink

Department

Egyptian Art

Credit line

Gift of Theodore M. Davis, 1914