FOUR EGYPTIAN ROSETTE INLAYS

New Kingdom, 20th Dynasty, Ca. 1186 - 1069 BC
A group of four glazed faience composition tiles of a discoid form with delicate rosette flower decoration. The design is comprised of eight teardrop-shaped flower petals surrounding a protruding central bulge. It was perhaps an inlaid ornament in a home or pharaonic palace. The flower petals were perhaps adorned with a yellow pigment at one point, and traces of black pigment around the peripheries suggest just how attractive this tile was when first created. For additional information, see Florence Dunn Friedman, ed. "Gifts of The Nile: Ancient Egyptian Faience." , Turin. For a similar example, see Egyptian Museum, Accession Number: 6824.
Size: 35-40mm x 35-40mm; Weight: 45g
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Estimate: GBP 1500 - 3000