Ancient Egyptian inlay fragment from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Part of what was once maybe a circular inlay piece. Off white glazed upper surface and edges, perhaps once a stronger colour, white glazed base. Decorated at one point from the edge of the circle by a motif of two blue thin leaf like, roughly oval. Possible that in the missing half there was a third of these sections, giving the item the appearance of a piece of fruit with leaves at the top, maybe similar to other depictions of Mandrakes.

Ancient Egyptian inlay fragment from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1967.56.A
  • Material: faience
  • Culture: Dynasty 18
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dated: 1550 - 1295 BC
  • Object name: inlay fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 45mm , Width: 43mm , Depth: 5mm
  • Published references: Pendlebury J D S City of Akhenaten Text 3 vol 1 1951 p 84
  • Site: Amarna
  • Latitude: 27.645197
  • Longitude: 30.896483