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Material : Limestone
Width : 11 Height : 11
Found in : Deir Al-medina , Thebes (1934)
Dynasty: XIX
Excavation : The French Institute of Oriental Archaeology
Archeologist : B . BRUYERE
This Ostracon (fragment) is much of an artist's sketch of a certain imaginative scene . It was found in the rich archeological site of Deir El medina , Thebes (now Luxor) . It is unsurprising that the skillful artists and craftsmen from Deir El- Madina had designed such a piece for they are known for being the professionals who made works of art out of the royal tombs of Biban El-Moluk .
The surface of this fragment is decorated with a scene depicting a cat posing on its back legs with a stick on its hand and leading six geese in order to food . Painted above the geese (in the top right) are four eggs in a nest . The interpretation of this Ostracon is not clear and its purpose is difficult to understand , but it is evident its painter took a great deal of care in carving it in admirable minute detail .
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