Tile fragment of a Rekhyt bird from the palace of Ramesses II
Object type: Tile, palace of Ramesses II, bird
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom, Ramesside
Dynasty: Dynasty 19
Reign: reign of Ramesses II
Date: ca. 1279–1213 B.C.
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: H. 6.5 × W. 6.8 × D. 1.5 cm (2 9/16 × 2 11/16 × 9/16 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Eastern Delta Qantir (Piramesse)
Locale: Palace of Ramesses II
Credit line: Purchase, Rogers Fund, Edward S. Harkness Gift and by exchange, 1922, 1929, 1935
Accession year: 1935