Bidspirit auction | EGYPTIAN BLUE FAIENCE NECKLACE

EGYPTIAN BLUE FAIENCE NECKLACE - New Kingdom, Ca. 1550 - 1069 BC. A blue faience restrung necklace of a graduated sequence of discoid beads, the largest at the centre, tapering evenly towards each end, the surfaces in varying shades of turquoise blue.For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 2770, Ancient Jewelry, 5 December 2012, Lot 353; National Museums Liverpool, Accession number 56.22.573.Size: 420mm x 12mm; Weight: 60gProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.