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Tiles and ornaments from the palace of Ramesses II

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Description

New Kingdom, Ramesside, Dynasty 19, reign of Ramesses II, ca. 1279–1213 B.C. Faience. Diam. 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.); Th. 0.4 cm (3/16 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.

A circular ceramic/faience ornament with a central medallion surrounded by radiating petal or sunburst segments in alternating dark blue and reddish bands.

The image shows a small, round, disc-like fragment. At the center is a roughly circular raised or worn hub/medallion. From this center, multiple wedge-shaped segments radiate outward like a sunburst, alternating between dark blue pigment and reddish-brown bands, with additional lighter streaks. The disc has an uneven, worn edge and visible surface abrasion, suggesting fragmentation or long-term wear rather than a pristine tile face. No clear hieroglyphs, cartouches, or identifiable figures/deities are visible on the visible face. No Greek, Coptic, or Arabic text is present in the image.

decorative New Kingdom, Ramesside (as catalogued) fragmentary
Materials faience (surface with colored glaze/pigment)

Connections

Found at Qantir (Piramesse)
Royals Ramesses II

Cross-references (4)

  • Wikidata-Q Q116235079 tier-1
  • Collection-QID Q160236 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • Inventory-Number 35.1.136 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
  • MET-Object 560163 tier-2 (wikidata-mediated)
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  • AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
  • Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
  • Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.