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Rosette Inlay

2.8.73.4t

Part of

Ancient Egypt collection

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About this object

Circular form, set with an eight-petalled white flower with a central boss

Object specifics

  • Type
    Architecture
  • Culture
    New Kingdom (Ramesside Period)
  • Artist/Maker
  • Place made
    Africa: Northern Africa: Egypt: Tell el Yahudiya
  • Date made
    1184 BC - 1153 BC
  • Materials
    Egyptian Faience
  • Location
    Item not currently on display
  • Acquisition
    Purchased from Rev. Greville John Chester, 1873
  • Collector
    Greville John Rev Chester
  • Place collected
    Africa: Northern Africa: Egypt: Tell el Yahudiya
  • Date collected
    1873
  • Measurements
    5 mm x 23 mm x 23 mm
  • Note
    From the walls and columns of a palace. For more context see, Dieter Arnold, ‘The encyclopaedia of ancient Egyptian architecture’ (London, 2003), pp. 20-1
  • Related people
    Greville John Rev Chester ( Collector, previous owner)

Ownership

Previous owners

  • Greville John Rev Chester

    Owned from: Unknown or unrecorded
    How acquired: Unknown or unrecorded
    Owned until: 1873-08-02
    Disposal method: Sold
Object view = Humanities
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