Title: Palmette-like ornament
Object type: Tile, palmette ornament
Date: ca. 2030–1640 B.C.
Period: Middle Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 11
Reign: reign of Mentuhotep II
Medium: Limestone, paint
Dimensions: H. 30.1 × W. 29 × D. 6.5 cm (11 7/8 × 11 7/16 × 2 9/16 in.)
Credit line: Gift of Egypt Exploration Fund, 1906
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Deir el-Bahri Temple of Mentuhotep II  Egyptian Exploration Fund excavations, 1905 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY