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Tile with Philistine chief
Tile with Philistine chief

Tile with Philistine chief

1184–1153 B.C.
FindspotMedinet Habu, Thebes (Luxor), Egypt
Medium/TechniquePolychrome faience
DimensionsHeight x width: 30 x 5.5 cm (11 13/16 x 2 3/16 in.)
Credit LineEmily Esther Sears Fund
Accession number03.1572
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsArchitectural elements
ProvenanceFrom Medinet Habu, Palace of Ramesses III. 1903: purchased for the MFA from Mohamed Mohassib, Luxor, Egypt by Albert M. Lythgoe as part of a group (including 03.1566-03.1577; 03.1578a-i) for £300. (Accession Date: January 1, 1903)
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.…
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.…
1184–1153 B.C.
View: 1979.580a
1184–1153 B.C.
Rosette inlay
1184–1153 B.C.
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.…
1295–1186 B.C.
Rosette inlay
1295–1186 B.C.
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.…
1295–1186 B.C.
Group shot (L to R): 03.1570, 03.1574
1184–1153 B.C.
Tile with Amorite chief
1184–1153 B.C.