Accession No

1924.1307.2


Description

A fragment of a blue faience flower or daisy inlay. Dark blue around the edge and a brown centre.


Place

Africa; North Africa; Egypt; Tell el Amarna


Period

New Kingdom XVIII Dynasty XVIII.10


Source

Fox, Cyril [donor]; Petrie, William M. Flinders [excavator]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1924.1307.2


Cultural Affliation


Material

Faience


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Context (Field collection)
Accession register: 'Found during Flinders Petrie's first excavations. CF.'
Event Date
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Description (Physical description)
Assorted Fragments of Jewellery; Broken
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Field collection)
Found: Palace. Excavated by W.M.F. Petrie in possibly 1891-1892.
Event Date 1891
Author: maa


Description (Physical description)
Accession Register: 'Fragments of faience, glass, and ivory'
Event Date 1924
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Description (Physical description)
Catalogue card: 'Fragments of faience'
Event Date 1924
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Context (Related Documents)
Catalogue card: 'Half a ring of ivory : Fragments of faience : a bulls horn miniature of brown glass Plaster blue + gold a lump of blue glass. etc. from Tel-el-Amarna: Akhenatens palace. Sir Flinders Petrie's first excacvations''
Event Date 1924
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Context (Amendments / updates)
The original number field stated five. There are more pieces so it is currently assumed this referred to the five groups of material type listed on the catalogue card. Each material type has now been separated out and appropriate suffixes assigned.
Event Date 19/12/2023
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Description (Physical description)
A fragment of a blue faience flower or daisy inlay. Dark blue around the edge and a brown centre.
Event Date 19/12/2023
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


FM:307166

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