Palace Painting
ca. 1352-1336 B.C.E.
Maker Unknown
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
Unlike temples, constructed of stone to last forever, Egyptian places were made of mud brick, and each was probably used for no more than a generation or two. Artists covered palace walls with layers of plaster on which they painted idyllic scenes of palace activities and life along the Nile. This detail shows lotus buds and flowers; it may represent the edge of a pool in a palace garden.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Painting
- Formatted Medium
- Mud, pigment
- Locations
- Place found: Tell el-Amarna, Egypt
- Dynasty
- late Dynasty 18
- Dimensions
- 15 3/4 x 25 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (40 x 64.8 x 3.8 cm)
- Accession Number
- 27.35
- Credit Line
- Gift of the Egypt Exploration Society
- Exhibitions
- Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Ancient Egyptian Art
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
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