Ancient Egyptian tile fragment from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Irregular shaped faience tile fragment. Large piece of the core remains, but only a small piece of the glazed surface on the upper surface. This is of blue glaze, with decoration in a pale yellow or green. A fan shape with a line leading off one side, possibly a lotus or papyrus head, and the edge of two other shapes, possible hieroglyphs, one of which maybe for the letter r.

Ancient Egyptian tile fragment from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1967.40.A
  • Material: faience
  • Culture: Dynasty 18
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dated: 1550 - 1295 BC
  • Object name: tile fragment
  • Dimensions: Length: 37mm , Width: 35mm , Depth: 24mm
  • Published references: Pendlebury, J.D.S., The City of Akhenaten: Text, 3 (vol.I), 1951, (p.73)
  • Site: Amarna
  • Latitude: 27.645197
  • Longitude: 30.896483