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Tile with Nubian chief
Tile with Nubian chief

Tile with Nubian chief

1184–1153 B.C.
FindspotThebes, Egypt
Country of Origin, for CustomsEgypt
Medium/TechniquePolychrome faience
DimensionsHeight x width: 25 x 6 cm (9 13/16 x 2 3/8 in.)
Credit LineEmily Esther Sears Fund
Accession number03.1570
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsArchitectural elements
ProvenanceFrom Medinet Habu, Palace of Ramesses III. 1903, sold by Mohammed Mohassib (dealer), Luxor, Egypt, through Albert M. Lythgoe, to the MFA for £300 [see note]. (Accession Date: January 1, 1903)

NOTE: MFA accession nos. 03.1566-03.1577; 03.1578a-i were purchased together.
Rosette inlay
Rosette inlay
1295–1186 B.C.
Group shot (L to R): 85.577, 88.1011-2, 88.1016-7, 12.692, 57.417, 1979.575, 1979.580a-b, 1979.…
Rosette inlay
1184–1153 B.C.
Group shot (L to R): 85.577, 88.1011-2, 88.1016-7, 12.692, 57.417, 1979.575, 1979.580a-b, 1979.…
Rosette inlay
1184–1153 B.C.
View: 1979.580a
Pair of rosette inlays
1184–1153 B.C.
Rosette inlay
Rosette inlay
1184–1153 B.C.
Rosette inlay
Rosette inlay
1295–1186 B.C.
Group shot (L to R): 85.577, 88.1011-2, 88.1016-7, 12.692, 57.417, 1979.575, 1979.580a-b, 1979.…
Rosette inlay
1295–1186 B.C.
Rosette inlay
Rosette inlay
1295–1186 B.C.
Rosette inlay
Rosette inlay
1295–1186 B.C.
Group shot (L to R): 85.577, 88.1011-2, 88.1016-7, 12.692, 57.417, 1979.575, 1979.580a-b, 1979.…
Rosette inlay
1295–1186 B.C.
Tile with Amorite chief
Tile with Amorite chief
1184–1153 B.C.
Tile with Philistine chief
Tile with Philistine chief
1184–1153 B.C.