Here we have an ANCIENT EGYPTIAN FAIENCE BEAD NECKLACE WITH PTAICHOS. During the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under pharaoh Narmer-Menes, the first ruler of Dynasty I about 3200 BC, the ancient Egyptian elite relied upon faience beads for the design of their jewelry. One can, therefore, state quite confidently that faience beads are the single most distinctive element incorporated into the design of every luxurious example of Egyptian jewelry from that moment on. Beads continue to charac ...click for details
A well rendered wooden mask with finely defined nose, the nostrils indented, full lips and wide armond shaped eyes.Also as you see in the pictures pigment in yellow no restoration at all. ( Mounted to Special stand.
Height:5 3/4 Inches
Condition: Preserved condition.
