Old Kingdom, 3rd Dynasty, Ca. 2630 - 2611 BC . A group of seventy-seven blue glazed composition tiles, each a plaque with remains or outline of a raised rectangle to the reverse, vertically perforated for attachment. This form of faience tile-decoration was invented by Imhotep, the reknown architect of king Djoser (Netjri-khet) to cover some of the walls of the substructures of the Step Pyramid and the so-called " South Tomb ". Cf. The British Museum: Acc. No. 1966.0212.112. Size: 625mm x 430mm; Weight: 6.86kg Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.