Egyptian New Kingdom Glazed Faience Rosette Tile

Ancient Egypt, New Kingdom, 20th Dynasty, ca. 1189 to 1077 BCE. A fine faience tile of a discoid form exhibiting a delicate rosette flower that was perhaps an inlaid ornament in a home or pharaonic palace. The circular tile features incredibly smooth, glazed surfaces while the topside bears 8 teardrop-shaped flower petals surrounding a protruding central bulge. 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. Size: 1.45" W (3.7 cm)

Cf. Florence Dunn Friedman, ed. "Gifts of The Nile: Ancient Egyptian Faience." The Museum of Art, Rhode Island School of Design, 1998, p. 87, figs. 55, 56.

Provenance: private Toronto, Ontario, Canada collection, by descent, acquired in Egypt in 1894 to 1896

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Condition Report: Minor surface pitting and fading to original pigment, otherwise intact and very good. Nice preservation of flower petals, and very light remains of black pigment around some peripheral areas.