Lot no. 553
TWO EGYPTIAN FAIENCE ROSETTE INLAYS.
New Kingdom, 20th Dynasty, Ca. 1196 - 1070 BC. A pair of two rosettes, including one white with a brown background, featuring eight petals and a raised yellow centre, and the other one with an X-shaped design and an eight-petal light brown rosette. Thousands of similar rosettes were found at the Delta site of Tell el-Yahudiya, where a small palace of Ramesses III was discovered. For additional information, see: F. Dunn Friedman (ed.), Gifts of the Nile. Ancient Egyptian Faience (Providence 1998), pp. 87 & 197, nos. 55-56. Size: 125mm x 105mm; Weight: 135g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. J. M. Talleux (1930-1995) collection, Grand Fort Philippe, France. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
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