ANCIENT EGYPTIAN FAIENCE MUMMY BEADS 32 INCH STRAND AUTHENIC MUSEUM QUALITY
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ANCIENT EGYPTIAN FAIENCE MUMMY BEADS 32 INCH STRAND AUTHENIC MUSEUM QUALITY:
$259.00
This is a strand of authenic ancient Egyptian faince mummy beads. Faince beads were used both for everyday wear and woven into bead netting covers in tombs. The peak of production for the faience beads was the eighteenth dynasty 1567 BC to 1320 BC. This type of faeince bead has been made since 2600BC. In 1956-1957 the Metropolitan Museum Of Art in New York City had an excess of ancient Egyptian artifacts which they sold to the public. These beads were part of that disposal of artifacts. Mummy beads are tubular faience beads. These are being sold as loose beads and are not strung as a necklace and do not have a clasp. The average size is 6mm x 3.5mm diameter, @ 150 beads on the 32 inch strand. The colors are tan, creme, pale green and grey. The condition is good with some expected corrosion and a nice surface patina. Please view pictures for details. These are authentic antiquities, not the reproductions still made today using the old techniques and often passed off as ancient beads. #671
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ANCIENT EGYPTIAN FAIENCE MUMMY BEADS 32 INCH STRAND AUTHENIC MUSEUM QUALITY:
$259.00