This set of rosettes, originally part of the funerary equipment belonging to three foreign wives of Thutmose III, has been displayed in several different reconstructions since its arrival at the Metropolitan Museum in 1926.

The most widely recognized presentation is their arrangement as part of a wig cover, with piece 26.8.117bb serving as the central head ornament.

This interpretation was first proposed by Herbert E. Winlock in 1937 and later revised. However, current research suggests that the connection of the rosettes to the gold disk (26.8.117bb), as well as their use in strands to form a wig covering, remains uncertain.

Title: Ensemble of Rosettes
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: 18th Dynasty
Reign: Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1479–1425 B.C.