Rosette inlay tiles from a New Kingdom palace

Rosette Inlay Tiles from a New Kingdom Palace. 1. A flat circular inlay tile made of polychrome faience forming a rosette pattern consisting of eight white petals within a purple-gray matrix. The petals are arranged around a central hole which runs through the tile from front to back in which a corroded bronze bar is lodged, presumably for attachment to the background. New Kingdom, 201th Dynasty. An architectural element, probably from the Palace of Ramses III at Tell el-Yahudiya in the Delta. The bronze rod mount is very rare. Diameter: 21.5, Thickness: 8.5 mm. Intact with some oxidation. Provenance: Richard Gill (Eternal Egypt), London 1996. (M649) 2. A flat circular inlay tile made of polychrome faience forming a rosette pattern consisting of ten purple-gray petals within a white matrix and arranged around a central raised dot in yellow faience. New Kingdom, 201th Dynasty. An architectural element, probably from the Palace of Ramses III at Tell el-Yahudiya in the Delta. Diameter: 34