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Tile with Floral Inlays

This tile probably formed part of a decorative faience border framing a painting done on a mud wall in the Great Palace. The eleven tiny floral inlays are marguerites, white or yellow flowers resembling the daisy.

Medium: Faience
Place Excavated: Tell el Amarna, Egypt
Dates: ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E.
Dynasty: late XVIII Dynasty
Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Dimensions: 4 3/8 x 1/4 x 6 1/2 in. (11.1 x 0.7 x 16.5 cm)
Collections: Egyptian, Classical, and Ancient Middle Eastern Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Amarna Period, Martha A. and Robert S. Rubin Gallery, 3rd Floor
Accession Number: 35.2001
Credit Line: Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society
Image: Overall, 35.2001_SL1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph

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