Fragment of Blue Crown
Description
Object Label: Inlays The late Eighteenth Dynasty taste for opulence extended to inlaid wall decoration in temples, palaces, and large houses. During the reign of Akhenaten, skilled workmen began to create scenes by piecing together individual fragments of colored glass or faience. These works depicted the king, natural motifs, and faithful worshipers beneath the Aten sundisk. Many of these motifs had already appeared in paintings in earlier buildings, but the new medium added vividness and prominence. Architectural inlay continued into the Twentieth Dynasty. Caption: Fragment of Blue Crown, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E.. Faience, 2 13/16 x 2 5/8 in. (7.2 x 6.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 37.409.
AI image analysis GPT-5.4-nano
Machine-generated from the object's image on Jul 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
A small fragment of a blue, faience-colored object with a curved, molded surface bearing circular ring-like motifs.
The image shows two pieces: on the left, a small vertical blue faience fragment with a polished, oval face; on the right, a larger curved fragment resembling part of a crown or headpiece. The larger fragment has a deep blue base with repeated raised circular/looped patterns (ring-like elements) arranged across the surface, suggesting patterned decoration typical of faience inlaid or molded ornament. No readable hieroglyphs, cartouches, or other inscriptions are visible. No identifiable royal name or deity figure can be confirmed from the visible surface decoration alone.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.409 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3436 tier-2
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