Bidspirit auction | COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE ROSETTE


COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE ROSETTE BEADS - Late Period to Ptolemaic, Ca. 664 - 30 BC. A collection of 10 faience rosette beads, each circular with moulded radiating petals and flat reverse; pierced at the rim.Size: 17-31mm x 17-31mm; Weight: 50gProvenance: 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.