Painted Plaster Pavement Fragment, ca. 1390–1353

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Painted Plaster Pavement Fragment, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1390–1353 , From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Malqata, Palace of Amenhotep III, Room E, Stucco with blue, green, yellow, and brown pigments, L. 52 cm (20 1/2 in), w. cm (16 3/4 in), Discovered in Room E of the palace of Amenhotep III at Malqata, this fragment was part of the border of the decorated mud plaster floor. The painting style closely resembles that of similar pavements found at Amarna, the city built by Amenhotep's son and successor Akhenaten, suggesting that some of the same artists worked at both locations

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Size: 4949px × 4022px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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