EGYPTIAN JEWELRY
ITEM#1041
Egyptian Faience Necklace, Late Period , CA 1085-343 BCE
Egyptian Faience Necklace, Late Period , CA 1085-343 BCE
AB1041 Late Dynastic Period, CA 1085-343 BCE $250
These ancient Faience beads date from Egypt’s Late Dynastic Period, approximately the 21st to 30th Dynasties. They are a combination of tubular and disc beads in deep, rich earth tone colors, terminating in a wonderful Papyrus Scepter amulet measuring 1-1/8 inch long, representing New Life and resurrection. From this central point, tubular beads radiate out in graduating lengths adding amazing dimension, texture and drama to the design. These beads have been strung for wearing, to a length of about 18 inches, plus the clasp, using modern materials and sterling clasp and contains a total of about 27 inches of ancient beads.
Guaranteed ancient as described.
These ancient Faience beads date from Egypt’s Late Dynastic Period, approximately the 21st to 30th Dynasties. They are a combination of tubular and disc beads in deep, rich earth tone colors, terminating in a wonderful Papyrus Scepter amulet measuring 1-1/8 inch long, representing New Life and resurrection. From this central point, tubular beads radiate out in graduating lengths adding amazing dimension, texture and drama to the design. These beads have been strung for wearing, to a length of about 18 inches, plus the clasp, using modern materials and sterling clasp and contains a total of about 27 inches of ancient beads.
Guaranteed ancient as described.
Faience
Faience, a ceramic formed from a mixture of sand and quartz with additives for color, is
considered to be the forerunner of true glass. It was used to produce beads for jewelry, as
well as votive and utilitarian items. During firing, the added impurities migrated to the
surface, creating the durable glaze and producing the beautiful colors it is so prized for.
Large amounts of faience items were produced for funerary use as well, to accompany the
departed into the afterlife. The greatest number of Egyptian beads were made of Faience,
an inexpensive alternative to the precious stones they emulated, such as turquoise and
lapis. Possibly invented in either Mesopotamia or Egypt, by 4000 BCE, Faience was the
first mass produced synthetic material to simulate precious stones. The development of
Faience, and eventually glass, satisfied the desire of the general populace to wear beads
that emulated the precious stones of the wealthy.
Faience, a ceramic formed from a mixture of sand and quartz with additives for color, is
considered to be the forerunner of true glass. It was used to produce beads for jewelry, as
well as votive and utilitarian items. During firing, the added impurities migrated to the
surface, creating the durable glaze and producing the beautiful colors it is so prized for.
Large amounts of faience items were produced for funerary use as well, to accompany the
departed into the afterlife. The greatest number of Egyptian beads were made of Faience,
an inexpensive alternative to the precious stones they emulated, such as turquoise and
lapis. Possibly invented in either Mesopotamia or Egypt, by 4000 BCE, Faience was the
first mass produced synthetic material to simulate precious stones. The development of
Faience, and eventually glass, satisfied the desire of the general populace to wear beads
that emulated the precious stones of the wealthy.
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