TEN EGYPTIAN FAIENCE DJSOER TILES

Old Kingdom, Ca. 2630 - 2611 BC A group of 10 Djoser tiles. There were over thirty-thousand rectangular faience tiles found in the funerary complex of the Pharaoh Djoser. On the back of the tiles, there is a projection loop used for stringing them together alongside other tiles before they were pressed into the plaster of the walls. For similar see: Eton College. Acc. No. ECM 1836.
Size: 50-55mm x 30-35mm; Weight: 296g
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