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 creamy white petals on a brown background 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: 35mm x 35mm; Weight: 10gProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014, acquired from Arteas Ltd, Laura Bosc de Ganay.