Bidspirit auction | COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE BEADS
COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE BEADS - Ca. 1550 - 332 BC. A large collection of faience beads in shades of turquoise, blue, green, white, yellow, and brown, comprising numerous tubular, ring, and disc-shaped forms, with occasional examples of other types. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 17.6.138. Size: 2.6 - 3.5mm x 3.4 - 13.2mm; Weight: 585g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.