Floral Inlay
Object Label
Inlays
The late Eighteenth Dynasty taste for opulence extended to inlaid wall decoration in temples, palaces, and large houses.
During the reign of Akhenaten, skilled workmen began to create scenes by piecing together individual fragments of colored glass or faience. These works depicted the king, natural motifs, and faithful worshipers beneath the Aten sundisk. Many of these motifs had already appeared in paintings in earlier buildings, but the new medium added vividness and prominence. Architectural inlay continued into the Twentieth Dynasty.
Caption
Egyptian. Floral Inlay, ca. 1353–1329 B.C.E.. Faience, Diam. 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.345.
Culture
Title
Floral Inlay
Date
ca. 1353–1329 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 18
Period
New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Medium
Faience
Classification
Dimensions
Diam. 1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour
Accession Number
16.345
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