Tile Inscribed with the Name of Sety II

ca. 1200 BCE (New Kingdom, Dynasty 19, reign of Sety II)

3.4 cm 13.3 cm

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Ancient Egyptians used polychrome faience tiles to enhance the official rooms of a palace (for example, the throne-room). Tiles were decorated and arranged into inscription bands and figurative representations. Such work was extensively used in the many Ramesside palaces at Qa...

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32371
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Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1924, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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sourceUrl https://purl.thewalters.org/art/42.85

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