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

Fragment of Tile with Water Scene

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Description

Caption: Fragment of Tile with Water Scene, ca. 1352–1332 B.C.E.. Faience, 2 3/4 × 1/2 × 3 1/4 in. (7 × 1.2 × 8.2 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father, Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.335. (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.

Fragment of an ancient Egyptian artifact with a zigzag pattern and partial decoration.

This artifact is a fragment with a distinctive zigzag pattern painted in dark color on a lighter background. The top part shows a partly preserved semi-circular decoration that might indicate a landscape or celestial motif. The broken edges suggest it was once part of a larger piece. The style suggests decorative purposes, possibly from a larger decorative tile or inlay.

decorative unknown fragmentary
Materials ceramic

Connections

Found at Tell el-Amarna
Materials Ceramic

Cross-references (2)

  • BKM-Accession 16.335 tier-2
  • BKM-Object 9591 tier-2
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