Tile with water flowers in a canal
Description
New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19, reign of Ramesses II, ca. 1279–1213 B.C. Faience. L. 22 cm (8 11/16 in), w. 20 cm (7 7/8 in), Depth 2 cm (13/16 in). From: Palace of Ramesses II, Private apartments, Qantir (Piramesse), Eastern Delta, Egypt. Subject: Flowers. Credit: Purchase, Rogers Fund, Edward S. Harkness Gift and by exchange, 1922, 1929, 1935.
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.
Fragmentary glazed ceramic tile painted with a canal/water and stylized floral or plant forms in dark outlines on a light ground.
The image shows a rectangular fragment of a decorative tile with chipped corners and edges. The surviving central field has a light background with a network of dark, stepped/zigzag lines forming a band that reads as stylized water in a canal, with adjacent darker plant or flower motifs indicated by curved outlines and small red/brown spots. There are no clearly legible hieroglyphs or inscriptions visible on the fragment. The glaze surface appears darkened in places from age and loss of material; traces of decorative patterning are still crisp in the center despite fragmentation. No cartouches or royal names are discernible, and no human or divine iconography is clearly identifiable beyond the decorative canal/flower theme.
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