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Wall Tile with Rekhyt Birds

New Kingdom, Ramesside
ca. 1200–1080 BCE
On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 124
The tile depicts two birds raising human hands. These birds, called rekhyt in Egyptian, came to represent humankind in a gesture that expresses adoration to the Egyptian king. The stars are hieroglyphs that write the word dwA "adoration," and the baskets on which they sit--nb, "all," expressing all humankind's expected attitude toward Pharaoh. Their image often decorates walls of temple and palaces, to which this tile probably belonged.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Wall Tile with Rekhyt Birds
  • Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside
  • Dynasty: Dynasty 20
  • Date: ca. 1200–1080 BCE
  • Geography: From Egypt
  • Medium: Faience
  • Dimensions: H.8 × W.19.6 × D.2.5 cm (3 1/8 × 7 11/16 × 1 in.)
  • Credit Line: Purchase, Fletcher Fund and The Guide Foundation Inc. Gift, 1966
  • Object Number: 66.99.61
  • Curatorial Department: Egyptian Art

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