AN EGYPTIAN FAIENCE TILE WITH CARTOUCHE OF PHARAOH SETI II

New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, Reign of Seti II, 1200-1194 BC
A bottom fragment of a tile made of bichrome-faience, it features a cartouche with slate-blue ground coloured hieroglyphs inlaid in an ivory back ground with the cartouche of Seti II reading: "The one who belongs to Seth, Beloved of Ptah". The tile would originally have been topped with double ostrich plumes, the full atef emblem (crown of Osiris), and then sun disk. For additional information, see Russman E.R., Eternal Egypt: Masterworks of Ancient Art from the British Museum, London, 2001, pp. 178-179, no. 90
Size: 60mm x 45mm; Weight: 60g
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014, acquired from Arteas Ltd, Laura Bosc de Ganay. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Estimate: GBP 750 - 1500