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Title: Tiles and ornaments from the palace of Ramesses II
Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside
Dynasty: Dynasty 19
Reign: reign of Ramesses II
Date: ca. 1279–1213 B.C.
Geography: From Egypt, Eastern Delta, Qantir (Piramesse), Palace of Ramesses II, Private apartments
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: Diam. 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.); Th. 0.8 cm (5 1/16 in.)
Credit Line: Purchase, Rogers Fund, Edward S. Harkness Gift and by exchange, 1922, 1929, 1935
Object Number: 35.1.139
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