Fragment of Cornice
Brooklyn Museum photograph
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 Cornice, ca. 1353–1329 B.C.E.. Faience, 1 7/8 x 1 13/16 in. (4.8 x 4.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society, 34.6046. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.34.6046_NegL1006_18_print_bw.jpg)
Title
Fragment of Cornice
Date
ca. 1353–1329 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 18
Period
New Kingdom, Amarna Period
Geography
Place excavated: Tell el-Amarna, Egypt
Medium
Faience
Classification
Dimensions
1 7/8 x 1 13/16 in. (4.8 x 4.6 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society
Accession Number
34.6046
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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