Bidspirit auction | COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE BEADS
COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE BEADS - New Kingdom to Ptolemaic, Ca. 1550 - 30 BC. A collection of faience and glass beads, including globular beads, flat annular discs, short barrels and elongated tubes.Size: 4-9mm x 4-9mm; Weight: 21gProvenance: 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.