Bidspirit Auktion | EGYPTIAN FAIENCE ROSETTE INLAY

EGYPTIAN FAIENCE ROSETTE INLAY - New Kingdom, 20th Dynasty, Ca. 1186 - 1069 BC.A glazed faience inlay in the form of a rosette, set with an eight-petalled white flower on a blue background and a yellow central boss. Possibly from the Temple of Ramesses III, Tell el Yahudiyeh. Cf. Florence Dunn Friedman, ed. ”Gifts of The Nile: Ancient Egyptian Faience”. The National Museums of Liverpool, Accession Number: 57.178.167. Size: 37mm x 37mm; Weight: 10g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014, acquired from Kyros Melas, London, Dec 2007.