Ancient Egyptian knob from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Blue faience disc shaped knob, with black lotus leaf design decorating the stem, and a black line with regular short lines running out from it decorating the edge of the disc. Hole, maybe for fixing to a staff or piece of furniture or box, runs through the piece. Slight chips to the surface, especially around the rim.

Ancient Egyptian knob from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1924.30.3.a
  • Material: faience
  • Culture: Dynasty 18
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dated: 1550 - 1295 BC
  • Object name: knob
  • Dimensions: Length: 47mm , Width: 47mm , Depth: 26mm
  • Site: Amarna
  • Latitude: 27.645197
  • Longitude: 30.896483