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Tile Fragment with Mandragora Fruit and Leaves
Unknown1352-1336 B.C.E.
Brooklyn Museum
Brooklyn, New York City, United States
Fragment of polychromed tile with bold decoration of mandragora fruit and leaves. From a circular or semi-circular composition. Green, yellow, brown details in raised fayence on white ground tinged with blue.Condition: Fragment, chipped at edges.
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Details
- Title: Tile Fragment with Mandragora Fruit and Leaves
- Creator: Unknown
- Date Created: 1352-1336 B.C.E.
- Type: Architectural Element
- Rights: Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
- External Link: http://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/3581/Tile_Fragment_with_Mandragora_Fruit_and_Leaves
- Medium: Faience
- Reportedly from: Hermopolis Magna, Egypt
- Period: New Kingdom
- Dynasty: late XVIII Dynasty
- Dimensions: 2 15/16 x 5 5/16 in. (7.5 x 13.5 cm)
- Collection: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
- Accession number: 52.148.2
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