Ancient Egyptian pavement fragment from Amarna dated 1352 – 1336 BC

Fragment of painted plaster or stucco pavement, depicting a duck rising from Papyrus and Lotus plants.
One of 18 fragments from larger pavement fragment, heavily restored. Recent conservation dramatically changed appearance of pavement.

Ancient Egyptian pavement fragment from Amarna dated 1352 – 1336 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1924.30.53.k
  • Material: pigment plaster
  • Culture: Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dated: 1352 - 1336 BC
  • Object name: pavement fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 49mm , Width: 28mm , Depth: 7mm
  • Published references: V A Donohue Bolton Museum and Art Gallery: The Egyptian Collection (Bolton 1967) p. 10 F J Weatherhead Amarna Palace Paintings (London, 2007) p. 302-3 Maruaten: see B. Kemp 'Outlying Temples at Amarna' in B J Kemp (ed.) Amarna Reports VI (L
  • Site: Amarna
  • Latitude: 27.645197
  • Longitude: 30.896483