The Egyptian Ostracon from the New Kingdom dynasties ca.1295-?1069B.C. is painted on limestone and 5 ½ x 4 ¾ in. large. In this formal analysis, you will find an examination of this work’s lines, spacing, composition, color, texture, light, and shadow. The work depicts a hunter or ruler’s killing of a lion in companionship with his dog, there is writing of hieroglyphics above the figures which is written fairly large in comparison with the rest of the piece. The hunter seems to be young, strong, and powerful which is often the depiction of a ruler at this time. This analysis will look more in depth into each of this works different uses of art and design techniques of ancient Egypt. Lines are used substantially in this particular work. There is a ground line in which both the main figure and the dog figure stand upon whereas the lion is standing below the ground line which may indicate that it is meant to be depicted as lying down or of less importance. The ground line seems to be originally very bold but seems to have eroded over time making it less visible at some points. This is defiantly representational piece, as it seems to be representing a hunting scene in which the writing on top would correspond to. Lines in this work however are mostly used to define figures and provide details to the figures. Varying lines allow the viewer to tell what each figure is and in some cases helps define movement within the piece, such as the multiple directions in which the arrows point within the lion indicates that this lion’s death was long and gruesome. Also the main arrow in which goes from the hunter’s chin to the lion’s mouth connects the two figures. In fact all the figures are connected in what seems to be a triangular shape which makes a very interesting composition. The spacing between the figures and writing is scarce. They seem to be clumped together, but it seems as though the writing hold the same significance as the figures themselves because each glyph is...