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Rosette Inlay

Place of OriginEgypt, Akhetaten (modern Tell el-Amarna)
Date18th-20th Dynasties (1558-1085 BCE)
Dimensionsoverall: 15/16 in. (2.4 cm)
Mediumfaience
ClassificationJewelry
Credit LineGift of the Egypt Exploration Society
Object number
1925.715
Not on View
Label TextThis faience button in the shape of a rosette was excavated in 1923–1924 by the Egypt Exploration Society at Amarna. Decorative inlays like this were found throughout the elite residences and public buildings of the ancient city. The object entered the Toledo Museum of Art through the formal division of finds, part of a long-standing system for distributing excavated material from major archaeological missions to partner institutions.
Rosette Bead
Rosette Bead
2nd Millennium BCE
Blue-Petaled Rosette from Amarna
Blue-Petaled Rosette from Amarna
2nd Millennium BCE
Grape Cluster Inlay
Grape Cluster Inlay
2nd Millennium BCE
Necklace of Rosettes and Spacer Beads
Necklace of Rosettes and Spacer Beads
Probably Late Helladic III, about the 14th-12th century BCE
Rosette from a Wall Decoration
Rosette from a Wall Decoration
20th Dynasty (1186-1070 BCE), about 1175 BCE
Counterweight of a Menat Necklace
Counterweight of a Menat Necklace
Unidentified
26th–30th Dynasties (664–332 BCE)
Conjoined Lion and Bull Amulet
Conjoined Lion and Bull Amulet
Unidentified
25th–31st Dynasties (747–332 BCE)
Ibis Amulet
Ibis Amulet
Unidentified
25th–31st Dynasties (747–332 BCE)
Cobra Snake Amulet
Cobra Snake Amulet
Unidentified
25th–31st Dynasties (747–332 BCE)
Earring or Clothes Clip
Earring or Clothes Clip
New Kingdom Period
19th–30th Dynasties (1292–343 BCE)
Earring or clothes clip
Earring or clothes clip
19th–30th Dynasties (1292–343 BCE)
Fragment of a ring bezel
Fragment of a ring bezel
18th Dynasty (1550-1292 BCE), about 1350 BCE

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