Ostracon with sketch of a harpist
Object type: Ostracon, figured, harpist
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: Late Period, Saite
Dynasty: Dynasty 26
Reign: reign of Psamtik I
Date: 664–610 B.C.
Medium: Limestone, ink
Dimensions: H. 11 in (4 5/16 in.); W. 15 cm (5 7/8 in.); Th. 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Deir el-Bahri
Locale: Tomb of Nespakashuty (TT 312, MMA 509a)
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1922–23
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1923
Accession year: 1923
Tags: Men|Harps|Musicians