A group of Egyptian dark blue faience beads restrung as a necklace

A group of Egyptian dark blue faience beads restrung as a necklace

Code: 2805

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Description: A group of dark blue faience beads, both long cylindrical types and small circular beads restrung as a necklace, approximately 110 beads in all. The beads in good condition with attractive colour.

Size: The necklace approximately 320 mm/12.8 ins. in length, the long cylindrical beads 5-20 mm/0.2-0.8 in. in length and the small circular beads, 2-3 mm/0.1 in. in diameter

Culture: Egyptian

Date: c. 1st Millennium B.C.

Provenance: Ex Dorset private collection (supplied with a collectors label describing the beads as New Kingdom).