The Stonemason Ostracon

The Stonemason Ostracon is a figured-limestone ostracon from the Ramesside period of Ancient Egypt, 19-20th Dynasties.

The figured-ostracon of "The Stonemason" is made in outline form with black and (faint)-red paint-(ink). It is a sketchpad ostracon, as sections of red lines remain unfilled, as well as finalized black lines show adjacent to the faint reds. Minor sections of a red frame line remain.

The unflattering figured-character of the stonemason is: bald, paunched, with facial stubble, in a leaning-over, and awkward pose. It is a caricature scene, as in a cartoon. The Stonemason is holding his chisel in his left hand, and his wooden Egyptian mallet in his right hand.

External links

* [http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/material4.jpgPicture] ; [http://www.touregypt.net/featurestories/material.htm Article]

References

*Hagen, R. Hagen, R. "Egypt: People, Gods, Pharaohs," Rose-Marie & Rainer Hagen, Barnes and Noble Books, 2003, (originally: Taschen, GmbH, Koln, c 2003, 1999); pg. 86. (14 x 13 cms, Photo: 1.2X, slightly larger than "natural size.") (hardcover, ISBN 0-7607-4876-4)