Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art · architecture

Tile Fragment with Mandragora Fruit and Leaves

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Description

Caption: Tile Fragment with Mandragora Fruit and Leaves, 1352–1336 B.C.E.. Faience, 2 15/16 × 5 5/16 in. (7.5 × 13.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 52.148.2. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06

Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.

A fragment of a decorative artifact depicting stylized lotus flowers.

This artifact is a broken fragment featuring a decorative scene composed of stylized lotus flowers in yellow and green hues. The design is outlined in dark lines, typical of faience decoration, with a background of pale blue or white. The composition is symmetrical and decorative, suggesting it may have adorned a larger object or architectural element.

decorative New Kingdom fragmentary
Materials faience

Connections

Materials Faience

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 52.148.2 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 3581 tier-2
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