Floral inlay from the reign of Ramesses III
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Object number
AR3556B
| Object: |
Floral inlay from the reign of Ramesses III
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| Material: |
Polychrome faience with fine-grained, hard core material.
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| Period: |
Reign of Ramesses III, 1187 BC to 1156 BC, 20th dynasty, New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. |
| Description: |
Inlay with a rosette for wall decoration. Eight white glazed petals are set into a gray disc. A pin with large head serves as a pistil in the center of the rosette. Rosettes of identical design adorned the bases of wall columns in the palace of Ramesses III at Tell el-Yahudiya, in the eastern delta of the Nile (see references and bibliography below). |
| Dimensions: |
28mm diameter.
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| Condition: |
Very good condition. Only one small chip to the rim between two petals.
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| Provenance: |
Acquired by us in 2024 from the US art market. Previously in the US private collection of Dr. John and Dr. Pat Laszlo. Inherited from the family collection, which dates back to its founder, Ernest Brummer, New York, USA. Acquired into the Brummer Collection before 1965. Ernest Brummer (1891-1964) was a Hungarian-born art dealer. Together with his brothers, he opened an art gallery in Paris in 1906, later opening a branch in New York. In 1940, Ernest Brummer closed the Paris gallery and moved to New York, where he and a brother continued to run the art gallery until 1949. Afterward, Brummer retired from the art trade and devoted himself exclusively to collecting art. |
| References: |
Numerous almost identical pieces are known from archaeological literature and museums, allowing for precise attribution and dating: Cf. H. W. Müller, Ägyptische Kunstwerke, Kleinfunde und Glas, no. A137d. Cf. F. Dunn Friedman, Gifts of the Nile, pp. 87 and 197, nos. 55 and 56. Cf. Louvre, no. N 8149, acc. no. MN 1268. Cf. National Museums Liverpool, acc. no. 56.21.582. For a piece from the art market see Bonhams London, auction 5 October 2011, lot 48, sold for 1875 GBP (at that time approximately 2200 EUR). |
| Literature: |
Further information on wall decorations of this type can be found in the article by Virginia Webb, Three small faience rosette discs now in the Museo Egizio of Turin, in Rivista del Museo Egizio 1 (2017).
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| Authenticity: |
We unconditionally guarantee the authenticity of every artefact, all items are subject to our lifetime return policy on authenticity.
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