This tile formed part of the wall decoration of the great palace at El-`Amarna. It shows a vegetative decoration of plant stems, blue flax flowers, and separate inlaid flowers of Anthemis pseudocotula, which has white leaves and yellow flower heads.
Present location |
PELIZAEUS-MUSEUM [04/030] HILDESHEIM |
Inventory number |
4824 |
Dating |
AMENHOTEP IV/AMENOPHIS IV/NEFERKHEPERURE/AKHENATEN |
Archaeological Site |
EL-`AMARNA/AKHETATEN |
Category |
TILE |
Material |
FAIENCE; GLAZE |
Technique |
FAYENCE; GLAZED; INLAY; PAINTED |
Height |
1.7 cm |
Width |
7.4 cm |