Here we have an ANCIENT EGYPTIAN FAIENCE BEAD NECKLACES 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 characterize ancient ...click for details
An Egyptian Amulet of a Seated Baboon, Ptolemaic Period, c. 2nd-1st Century B.C.
Material: Faience
Date: C. 2nd-1st Century B.C.
Size: 1.20 Inches
Remarks: Intact
Ptolemaic Egypt, C.3rd-2nd Century BC. A Sycamore wood top frontispiece of a shrine consisting of 5 Uraeii side by side, each with sollar disc. Very Attractive with additions in black and red over a tan base.
Condition: Good and nice condition overall.
Dimensions: 6 X 4.5 Inches.
