EGYPTIAN FAIENCE INLAY

New Kingdom, 19th Dynasty, Reign of Rameses III, Ca. 1184 - 1153 BC
A faience tile inlay with ivory coloured pattern of petals on blue slate background with red painted buds. This decorative tile is thought to be associated with the ceramic art of the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses III. It was intended to fit together with similar tiles to form a horizontal pattern of petals. For additional information, see Hayes, William C. 1959. Scepter of Egypt II: A Background for the Study of the Egyptian Antiquities in the Metropolitan Museum of Art: The Hyksos Period and the New Kingdom (1675-1080 B.C.). Cambridge, Mass: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, p. 368, fig. 232.
Size: 55mm x 45mm; Weight: 40g
Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; acquired from Galerie Gilgamesh; Ex. collection J. Altounian, 1922 onwards; Ex. collection Mac Gregor sold at Sotheby’s in 1922, lot 153. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Estimate: GBP 2000 - 3000