Floral Inlay
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: Floral Inlay, ca. 1352–1336 B.C.E.. Faience, 2 × 2 15/16 in. (5.1 × 7.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 37.411.
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.
Two artifacts are displayed: a painted faience fragment and a floral-shaped faience bead.
The image depicts two distinct artifacts against a plain backdrop. On the left is a fragment of faience with a design featuring elongated leaves painted in shades of green and blue. On the right is a separately displayed blue faience bead shaped like a stylized flower. The objects showcase typical Egyptian artistry in faience, known for its vivid colors and glaze.
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 37.411 tier-2
- BKM-Object 3437 tier-2
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