Ancient Egyptian tile fragment from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Green faience irregular shaped tile fragment. Glazed pale green and green on the upper surface, and then detailed in black. Maybe a section from a floral design, for example a lotus motif. No glaze on the lower surface.

Ancient Egyptian tile fragment from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1967.25.A
  • Material: faience
  • Culture: Dynasty 18
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dated: 1550 - 1295 BC
  • Object name: tile fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 30mm , Width: 20mm , Depth: 9mm
  • Published references: Pendlebury J D S City of Akhenaten Text 3 vol 1 1951 p 66 JEA XXI December 1935 Pl II p 131
  • Site: Amarna
  • Latitude: 27.645197
  • Longitude: 30.896483