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Maker(s):	Unknown
Culture:	Egyptian
Title:	Rosette for inlay
Date Made:	1185-1070 BCE (New Kingdom, probably Dynasty 20)
Type:	Architectural Element
Materials:	Polychrome faience
Place Made:	Africa; Egypt; probably from the palace of Ramesses III at Tell el Yahudiya
Measurements:	Diam.: 2.36 in., 6 cm.; Width at break: 1.69 in., 4.3 cm.; Depth including central boss: .47 in., 1.2 cm.; Depth of disk proper: .39 in., 1 cm.
Accession Number:	MH 1945.1.5.1.A.A.C
Credit Line:	Gift of John Randolph
Museum Collection:	Mount Holyoke College Art Museum

Description:
Rosette with eight white petals and a yellow central boss against a grayish tan background. One side broken off, with the loss of the tips of four petals. They are likely to have come from Tell el Yahudiya, the only known site where such rosettes have been found. The rosette inlays would have decorated an architectural surface.

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ancient; archaeology; architecture

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