Painter’s Palette Inscribed with the Name of Amenhotep III, ca.

Many of their preserved creations can still be seen today in museums across the globe.

At one end of the palette is also an inscription of the pharaoh Amenhotep III (ca.

Ancient Egyptian Painter’s Palette

Painter’s Palette Inscribed with the Name of Amenhotep III, ca. 1390-1352 BCE (Photo:The Metropolitan Museum of Art[Public Domain])

1401-1353 BCE) in hieroglyphics as well as the epithet beloved of Re.

Pigments are still preserved in the six oval wells.

Ancient Egyptian Painter’s Palette

Painter’s Palette Inscribed with the Name of Amenhotep III, ca. 1390-1352 BCE (Photo:The Metropolitan Museum of Art[Public Domain])

Ancient Egyptian Painter’s Palette

Painter’s Palette Inscribed with the Name of Amenhotep III, ca. 1390-1352 BCE (Photo:The Metropolitan Museum of Art[Public Domain])