Ancient Egyptian tile fragment from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Roughly oblong off white faience tile fragment. With a criss-cross line decoration in black, bisected by black lines. Has the appearance of leaves or perhaps feathers. Lines of varying thickness. One corner of the tile preserves the edge, which is glazed in off white, as is the base.

Ancient Egyptian tile fragment from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1967.19.A
  • Material: faience
  • Culture: Dynasty 18
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dated: 1550 - 1295 BC
  • Object name: tile fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 49mm , Width: 25mm , Depth: 7mm
  • Published references: Pendlebury J D S City of Akhenaten Text 3 vol 1 1951 p 66 JEA XXI December 1935 Pl II p 131
  • Site: Amarna
  • Latitude: 27.645197
  • Longitude: 30.896483