Bidspirit Auktion | EGYPTIAN BLUE GLAZED FAIENCE GRAPE

EGYPTIAN BLUE GLAZED FAIENCE GRAPE CLUSTER - New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC.An example of a moulded pendant grape cluster. The piercing at the top would allow attachment to a egister of faience tiles representing lotus, rosettes, and grape frieze. These are known to have adorned a wall of a palace of Ramesses III at Tell el Yahudiya in lower (northern) Egypt. Such examples of moulded pendant grape clusters were used as architectural ornaments on palaces, temples and shrines, and are associated with gods and royal scenes. For additional information, see F. Dunn Friedmann (ed.), Gifts of the Nile, Ancient Egyptian Faience, London, 1998, p.189, fig.36. Size: 40mm x 25mm; Weight: 10g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014, acquired from