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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.: 1.22 in., 3.1 cm.; Depth: .05 in., .06 cm.
| | Accession Number: | MH 1945.1.5.4.A.A.C
| | Credit Line: | Gift of John Randolph
| | Museum Collection: | Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
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Description:
Rosette (broken and repaired) with eight white petals around hole in center, against a gray background rimmed by four curved white segments. On back, possible marks (indentations) obscured by masking tape. Expert Brigit Crowell has seen photos of the Mount Holyoke rosettes and has confirmed that 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.
Tags:
ancient; archaeology; architecture Subjects:
polychrome; Civilization, Ancient; Architecture; archaeological objects Link to share this object record:
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