Ancient Egyptian ball fragment from Deir el Bahari dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Part of a faience ball. The section comes from near the top, and has part of a central hole at its edge. From this hole incised lines radiate, splitting the ball into segments, rather like an orange. These segments are alternately coloured pale and dark blue. The internal surface of the piece has the impression of fibres, criss crossed one over the other, presumably the fiberous ball around which the faience was formed. The faience varies in thickness.

Ancient Egyptian ball fragment from Deir el Bahari dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1907.90.5.d
  • Material: faience
  • Culture: Dynasty 18
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Excavator: E. Naville
  • Dated: 1550 - 1295 BC
  • Object name: ball fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 43mm , Width: 40mm , Depth: 20mm
  • Published references: Naville E XIth Dynasty Temple at Deir el Bahri 3 1913
  • Site: Deir el Bahari
  • Latitude: 25.738333
  • Longitude: 32.607778