A TURQUOISE-BLUE GLAZED COMPOSITION TILE

OLD KINGDOM, DYNASTY III, REIGN OF DJOSER (2630-2611 B.C.)

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A TURQUOISE-BLUE GLAZED COMPOSITION TILE
OLD KINGDOM, DYNASTY III, REIGN OF DJOSER (2630-2611 B.C.)
The rectangular tile with gently convex upper surface, the reverse pierced for attachment
2.1/8 x 1.3/8 in. (5.5 x 3.5 cm.)

拍品專文

These tiles, imitating reed matting in the King's palace, were used to decorate the subterranean chambers and South Tomb of the King's Pyramid complex, Saqqara, cf. F. D. Friedman (ed.), Gifts of the Nile: Ancient Egyptian Faience, London, 1998, p. 180, nos. 17-20, col. pl. on pp. 66 and 72 for similar.