Bidspirit auction | 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 with 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 Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, 1998, p. 87, figs. 55, 56.Size: 37mm x 37mm; Weight: 10gProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014, acquired from R. Wace, Ancient Art; Ex. private collection, France.