Bidspirit auction | COLLECTION OF IMPORTANT EGYPTIAN FAIENCE

COLLECTION OF IMPORTANT EGYPTIAN FAIENCE BEADS WITH CARTOUCHES OF THE PHARAOH SHABAKA - XXVth Dynasty, regin of Shabaka, Ca. 716-702 BC. A collection of seven faience flat-backed lentoid name-beads, each longitudinally pierced, the rounded obverse incised with a royal prenomen enclosed within an oval cartouche.For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 05.3.198.Size: 14-58mm x 11-19mm; Weight: 85gProvenance: 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.