Bidspirit Auktion | TWO EGYPTIAN FAIENCE ROSETTE INLAYS


TWO EGYPTIAN FAIENCE ROSETTE INLAYS - New Kingdom, Dynasty XX, Ca. 1196-1070 BC.A pair of two rosettes including one white with a blue background with eight petals and raised yellow center andan X-shaped design and a eight-petal rosette light brown. Thousands of similar rosettes were found at the Delta site of Tell el-Yahudiya where a small palace of Ramesses III was discovered. For additional information, see F. Dunn Friedman (ed.), Gifts of the Nile. Ancient Egyptian Faience, (Providence 1998), pp.87 & 197, nos. 55-56. Size: 125mm x 105mm; Weight: 135g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. J. M. Talleux (1930-1995) collection, Grand Fort Philippe, France. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.