Blue-Petaled Rosette from Amarna
Blue-Petaled Rosette from Amarna
Place of OriginEgypt, Akhetaten (modern Amarna)
Dateabout 1350 BCE
MediumFaience
ClassificationJewelry
Credit LineGift of the Egypt Exploration Society
Object number
1925.677
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DescriptionA small faience inlay or button-like ornament, circular in form, with a central rosette motif. The design consists of bright blue petals radiating from a central red core, all set against a yellow faience background.
Label TextBlue petals radiate from a red center on this small faience rosette, set against a yellow background. Excavated from Amarna’s Main Town in 1922, it likely adorned a surface—perhaps furniture or architecture—within the royal or elite residences of Akhenaten’s capital.
about 1400-1200 BCE
250-150 BCE
1st century BCE - 3rd century CE
Late Period, Dynasty 25 - 31
150-100 BCE
Late first century BCE to early first century CE
1st-4th century CE
Dynasty 19-30
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