Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN GLASS AND FAIENCE BEADS

EGYPTIAN GLASS AND FAIENCE BEADS - Late Period, Ca. 664 - 332 BC. A collection of three restrung strands of glass and faience beads. The longest strand consists of annular beige beads alternating with long tubular ones, followed by black and red cylindrical beads, and a central section with suspended poppy-shaped pendants and vertical tubes interspersed with faience annular beads. Accompanied by two shorter strands, one formed of orange and white eye beads, the other of alternating orange and blue drop-shaped and spherical beads. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 40.9.26; National Museums Liverpool, Accession number 56.22.572.Size: 2.6 - 4.9mm x 94 - 297mm; Weight: 30gProvenance: 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.