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Painted Plaster Pavement Fragment

New Kingdom
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 119
Discovered in Room E of the palace of Amenhotep III at Malqata, this fragment was part of the border of the decorated mud plaster floor. The painting style closely resembles that of similar pavements found at Amarna, the city built by Amenhotep's son and successor Akhenaten, suggesting that some of the same artists worked at both locations.

For other paintings from the palace, see 11.215.453, 11.215.454, 12.180.257 and 12.180.258.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Painted Plaster Pavement Fragment
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 18
  • Reign: reign of Amenhotep III
  • Date: ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
  • Geography: From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Malqata, Palace of Amenhotep III, Room E
  • Medium: Stucco with blue, green, yellow, and brown pigments
  • Dimensions: Unframed: H. 42.5 × W. 52 cm (16 3/4 × 20 1/2 in.); Framed: H. 43.7 × W. 54 cm, 7.6 kg (17 3/16 × 21 1/4 in., 16.8 lb.)
  • Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1920
  • Object Number: 20.2.2
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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