The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Tile from marsh scene

Tile from marsh scene

Period:: New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Dynasty:: Dynasty 18
Reign:: reign of Akhenaten
Date:: ca. 1353–1336 B.C.
Geography:: Country of Origin Egypt, Middle Egypt, el-Amarna (Akhetaten); inc. el-Hagg Qandil, Royal Palace of Akhenaten, Petrie 1891–1892
Medium:: Polychrome faience
Dimensions:: h. 5.5 cm (2 3/16 in.); w. 5 cm (1 15/16 in.)
Credit Line:: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Accession Number:: 26.7.933

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Provenance

Petrie excavations 1891–1892. Acquired by Petrie in the division of finds. Acquired by Lord Amherst for his support. Purchased by Lord Carnarvon at the Amherst Sale, Sotheby's, 1921. Purchased by the museum with the Carnarvon Collection from Almina, Countess of Carnarvon, 1926.
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What
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Faience (11,698)

Tile (1,708)
Where
Africa (33,501)

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Amarna (948)
When
2000-1000 B.C. (18,709)
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