Bidspirit auction | COLLECTION OF IMPORTANT EGYPTIAN FAIENCE

COLLECTION OF IMPORTANT EGYPTIAN FAIENCE BEADS WITH ICARTOUCHES OF THE PHARAOH SHABAKA - XXVth Dynasty, regin of Shabaka, Ca. 716-702 BC. A collection of six faience lentoid name-beads drilled lengthwise. The reverse is flat, while the domed upper face is incised with a vertically arranged prenomen within an oval cartouche.For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 05.3.199.Size: 55-58mm x 18-21mm; Weight: 70gProvenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.This piece is accompanied by an authentication statement from Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition.This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.