Inlaid Rosette

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

This rosette has been inlaid with pieces of red jasper, faience, and glass in a technique called cloisonné. According to a note on the accession card, Howard Carter said that it was purchased by Theodore M. Davis from one of the men who funded excavations in KV 42 in the Valley of the Kings. While Carter was Chief Inspector of Antiquities for Upper Egypt, he had overseen the excavation of this tomb. In his report on the work, Carter mentions the rosette which he thought might be the bottom part of a menat or counterpoise for a ceremonial necklace. Although this is possible, it may be an element for another type of jewelry. For more information on KV 42 and the objects found there, see the curatorial interpretation below.

Egyptian Art

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Met collection of ancient Egyptian art consists of approximately 30,000 objects of artistic, historical, and cultural importance, dating from about 300,000 BCE to the 4th century CE. A signifcant percentage of the collection is derived from the Museum's three decades of archaeological work in Egypt, initiated in 1906 in response to increasing interest in the culture of ancient Egypt.

Metropolitan Museum of Art