Ancient Egyptian tile fragment from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Faience tile fragment. Roughly oblong in shape. The upper surface is glazed with a white background, over which it has been decorated with a strip of blue overlaid by black criss cross lines, with circles at the intersections. This then abuts of six black lines spreading out from a black circle on a yellow background, beyond that appears to have been another blue strip. Possibly from a duck picture. The back and sides of the fragment are unglazed. Though the back seems to have black and red markings on it, possibly fitters or makers marks.

Ancient Egyptian tile fragment from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1967.24.A
  • Material: faience
  • Culture: Dynasty 18
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dated: 1550 - 1295 BC
  • Object name: tile fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 53mm , Width: 23mm , Depth: 11mm
  • Published references: Pendlebury J D S The City of Akhenaten: Text, 3 vol.I 1951 p.66 listed as blue and white faience? JEA XXI december 1935 Pl II p.131
  • Site: Amarna
  • Latitude: 27.645197
  • Longitude: 30.896483