Ancient Egyptian handle from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Roughly oblong shaped frit handle fragment, probably part of a tapering cylinder. Concave exterior surface is blue with, pale yellow or white zig zag line decoration around one end, may be a lotus motif, and the bottom of lines at the other end, possibly half of an inscription. The interior surface is grey or blue with one side of a hole drilled longitudinally through the piece.

Ancient Egyptian handle from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1967.57.A
  • Material: frit
  • Culture: Dynasty 18
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dated: 1550 - 1295 BC
  • Object name: handle
  • Dimensions: Length: 46mm , Width: 26mm , Depth: 10mm
  • Published references: Pendlebury J D S The City of Akhenaten: Text 3 vol.I 1951 p.70 ?
  • Site: Amarna
  • Latitude: 27.645197
  • Longitude: 30.896483