A NEW KINGDOM FAIENCE ROSETTE
A NEW KINGDOM FAIENCE ROSETTE

DYNASTY XX, 1196-1070 B.C.

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A NEW KINGDOM FAIENCE ROSETTE
dynasty xx, 1196-1070 b.c.
White in color with a gray diamond decorated with an eight-petalled "chrysantheum," a raised yellow boss at the center, inscribed on the underside with a mark resembling an Alpha
2 in. (5 cm) in diameter
Provenance
German Private Collection

Lot Essay

For related rosettes from Tell el-Yahudiha dating to the reign of Ramesses III see nos. 55-66 in Friedman, et al., Gifts of the Nile, Ancient Egyptian Faience.

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