Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM FAIENCE ROSETTE

EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM FAIENCE ROSETTE INLAY - New Kingdom, 20th Dynasty, Ca. 1184 - 1153 BC.A glazed composition inlay in the form of a rosette, set with an X-shaped design and creamy brown petals with a yellow central boss. Thousands of similar rosettes were found at the Delta site of Tell el-Yahudiya, where a small palace of Ramesses III was discovered. For similar see: F. Dunn Friedman (ed.), Gifts of the Nile. Ancient Egyptian Faience (Providence 1998), pp. 87 & 197, nos. 55-56.Size: 55mm x 55mm; Weight: 35gProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014, acquired from Charles Ede Ltd.; Ex. South American Collection acquired 1950s, then English private collection acquired early 1970s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.