Ancient Egyptian inlay fragment from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Blue faience irregular shaped inlay fragment or perhaps a handle fragment from a sistrum. Blue glazed on all surfaces, with four parallel incised lines on the upper face picked out in green glaze. One end of fragment appears to have been moulded into two parts. One is complete, the latter broken off.

Ancient Egyptian inlay fragment from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1967.39.A
  • Material: faience
  • Culture: Dynasty 18
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dated: 1550 - 1295 BC
  • Object name: inlay fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 19mm , Width: 17mm , Depth: 6mm
  • Published references: Pendlebury J D S City of Akhenaten Text 3 vol 1 1951 p 83
  • Site: Amarna
  • Latitude: 27.645197
  • Longitude: 30.896483