Courtesy of National Museums Liverpool, World Museum

Wall Painting

1352 BC - 1336 BC (Dynasty 18: Reign of Akhenaten)

1973.1.527h

Currently not on display

Information

Fragment of a painted mudbrick wall from a royal residence. Corner piece preserved on plaster of paris backing with at least 31 pieces now broken away. 

CONDITION NOTE (1998): Incomplete, broken, damaged, friable surface, surface loss, cracked, flaking, plaster fills.

Specifications

Accession number: 1973.1.527h
Collection type: Architecture
Culture: New Kingdom
Date made: 1352 BC - 1336 BC (Dynasty 18: Reign of Akhenaten)
Collector: Egypt Exploration Society
Place collected: Africa: Northern Africa: Egypt: Tell el Amarna
Date collected: 1931
Materials: Plaster; Mud; Paint
Measurements: Overall: 280 mm x 120 mm x 80 mm
Note: Maybe fits with 1973.1.527i?
Credit line: Gift of the Trustees of the Wellcome Collection
Legal status: Permanent collection
Provenance: Egypt Exploration Society, Excavator, Division of Finds, Owned from: 1931, Donat…
Location: Item not currently on display
Publications: Amarna Palace Paintings, Fran Weatherhead, 2007<br/><br/>The City of Akhenaten I…

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