COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
MMA_.36.3.252
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MMA_.36.3.252
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
2000
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2000
AMICA Library Year
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Object Type:
Drawings and Watercolors
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Drawings and Watercolors
Object Type
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Creator Nationality:
African; North African; Egyptian
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African; North African; Egyptian
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Egyptian
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Egyptian
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Ostracon of Senenmut
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Ostracon of Senenmut
Title
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Title Type:
Object name
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Object name
Title Type
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View:
Full View
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Full View
View
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Creation Date:
ca. 1473-58 B.C.E.
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ca. 1473-58 B.C.E.
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
-1473
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-1473
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
-58
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-58
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Painted limestone
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Painted limestone
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Drawings
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Drawings
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
8 7/8 x 7 1/4 in. (22.5 x 18.1 cm)
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8 7/8 x 7 1/4 in. (22.5 x 18.1 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
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New York, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
36.3.252
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36.3.252
ID Number
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Credit Line:
Rogers Fund, 1936
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Rogers Fund, 1936
Credit Line
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>
Rights
false
Context:
Senenmut was one of the most trusted of Hatshepsut's officials. Although he held many administrative positions, he is best known as chief architect of her temple. This artist's sketch is similar to known representations of Senenmut. Chips of limestone and broken pottery, known as ostraca, were frequently used as disposable sketch pads by Egyptian artists of all periods. This ostracon was uncovered by the Museum's Egyptian Expedition in 1936 in the vicinity of Senenmut's offering chapel and may have been used as a guide for the decoration of one of his monuments.
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<P>Senenmut was one of the most trusted of Hatshepsut's officials. Although he held many administrative positions, he is best known as chief architect of her temple. This artist's sketch is similar to known representations of Senenmut. Chips of limestone and broken pottery, known as ostraca, were frequently used as disposable sketch pads by Egyptian artists of all periods. This ostracon was uncovered by the Museum's Egyptian Expedition in 1936 in the vicinity of Senenmut's offering chapel and may have been used as a guide for the decoration of one of his monuments.</P>
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.eg36.3.252.R.tif
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MMA_.eg36.3.252.R.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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