EGYPTIAN JEWELRY
ITEM#AB1060
Egyptian Faience Necklace, Late Period , CA 1085-343 BCE
Egyptian Faience Necklace, Late Period , CA 1085-343 BCE
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AB1060; Late Dynastic Period, CA 1085-343BCE $240
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 rich colors, strung in a single with 3 interwoven strands on either side of a 3/4 inch wide multiple Eye of Horus plaque as the central focal point, signifying healing. It also includes unusual double holed beads used for joining rows when making beaded nets. These beads have been strung for wearing, to a length of about 16 inches plus clasp, using modern materials and sterling clasp, and total about 38 inches of 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 rich colors, strung in a single with 3 interwoven strands on either side of a 3/4 inch wide multiple Eye of Horus plaque as the central focal point, signifying healing. It also includes unusual double holed beads used for joining rows when making beaded nets. These beads have been strung for wearing, to a length of about 16 inches plus clasp, using modern materials and sterling clasp, and total about 38 inches of beads. Guaranteed ancient as described.
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.
