Necklace composed of antique Egyptian faience beads from the Middle through New Kingdoms and an assortment of amulets from the Middle through the late Kingdoms. Most Ancient  More »

Necklace composed of antique Egyptian faience beads from the Middle through New Kingdoms and an assortment of amulets from the Middle through the late Kingdoms. Most Ancient Egyptian beads were made of faience, a glass-composite glaze which was introduced as early as the Pre-Dynastic period. According to Egyptologists, such beads were made on an axis, probably of thread, which would burn up during firing, leaving a hole. Disc, ring and tubular beads were made by coating the axis with the unfired body-paste, rolling the cylinder to an even diameter on a flat surface, and then scoring it with a knife into sections of the desired length. Other shapes, such as ball beads, were rolled between the hands and perforated while still wet with a stiff point such as a wire needle. The beads were then dried, coated with glaze (if the glaze had not already been mixed with the paste), and fired. The firing process often gave the beads a beautiful translucent quality. The majority of faience beads are blue or green in color, but black, red, yellow and white ones were also produced, especially in the New Egyptian Kingdom. - (SB.1302)   « Less

Origin: Eastern Mediterranean Circa: 100 AD to 300 AD Dimensions: 1" (2.5cm) high x .75" (1.9cm) wide Collection: Biblical Antiquities Style: Roman Period Medium: Glass  More »

Origin: Eastern Mediterranean Circa: 100 AD to 300 AD Dimensions: 1" (2.5cm) high x .75" (1.9cm) wide Collection: Biblical Antiquities Style: Roman Period Medium: Glass Condition: Extra Fine   « Less

Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1900 BC to 1100 BC Medium: Faience-Glass Necklace composed of antique Egyptian faience beads dating from the Middle and New Kingdoms and  More »

Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1900 BC to 1100 BC Medium: Faience-Glass Necklace composed of antique Egyptian faience beads dating from the Middle and New Kingdoms and antique glass beads. Most Ancient Egyptian beads were made of faience, a glass-composite glaze which was introduced as early as the Pre-Dynastic period. According to Egyptologists, such beads were made on an axis, probably of thread, which would burn up during firing, leaving a hole. Disc, ring and tubular beads were made by coating the axis with the unfired body-paste, rolling the cylinder to an even diameter on a flat surface, and then scoring it with a knife into sections of the desired length. Other shapes, such as ball beads, were rolled between the hands and perforated while still wet with a stiff point such as a wire needle. The beads were then dried, coated with glaze (if the glaze had not already been mixed with the paste), and fired. The firing process often gave the beads a beautiful translucent quality. The majority of faience beads are blue or green in color, but black, red, yellow and white ones were also produced, especially in the New Egyptian Kingdom. - (SB.1308)   « Less

Origin: The Holy Land (diverse tomb sites) Circa: 3300 BC to 1300 BC Medium: Carnelian-Quartz Necklace composed of antique carnelian, brown quartz, and Egyptian faience  More »

Origin: The Holy Land (diverse tomb sites) Circa: 3300 BC to 1300 BC Medium: Carnelian-Quartz Necklace composed of antique carnelian, brown quartz, and Egyptian faience beads dating from the early through the late Bronze Ages. The love of ornament is as old as civilization itself. By wearing jewelry that is unusual or unique, we define ourselves as individuals and set ourselves apart from the crowd. Throughout antiquity, in every great culture, beads were formed from colored gems, glass, ceramic, shell, bone and metal in an endless variety of shapes and sizes. Sometimes they were worn for their magical or curative powers, at other times simply for their beauty. They were worn by people, highborn and low, the citizen of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Judea, Greece, Rome and Byzantium. Frequently these jewels, so prized in life, were buried with their owners to adorn them through eternity. When we wear them today, we add another chapter to their long and fascinating history. - (SB.1335)   « Less

Origin: Israel Circa: 100 AD to 300 AD Dimensions: 1" (2.5cm) high x 1" (2.5cm) wide Collection: Biblical Antiquities Style: Roman Period Medium: Glass Condition: Very ine

Origin: Israel Circa: 100 AD to 300 AD Dimensions: 1" (2.5cm) high x 1" (2.5cm) wide Collection: Biblical Antiquities Style: Roman Period Medium: Glass Condition: Very ine   « Less

Origin: Jerusalem Circa: 100 AD to 300 AD Dimensions: 1" (2.5cm) high x .7" (1.8cm) ide Collection: Biblical Antiquities Style: Roman Period Medium: Glass

Origin: Jerusalem Circa: 100 AD to 300 AD Dimensions: 1" (2.5cm) high x .7" (1.8cm) ide Collection: Biblical Antiquities Style: Roman Period Medium: Glass   « Less

Origin: Sinai, Egypt Circa: 1900 BC to 1300 BC Collection: Egyptian Style: Middle/New Kingdom Medium: Faience Necklace composed of antique Egyptian faience beads dating  More »

Origin: Sinai, Egypt Circa: 1900 BC to 1300 BC Collection: Egyptian Style: Middle/New Kingdom Medium: Faience Necklace composed of antique Egyptian faience beads dating from the Middle and New Kingdoms. Most Ancient Egyptian beads were made of faience, a glass-composite glaze which was introduced as early as the Pre-Dynastic period. According to Egyptologists, such beads were made on an axis, probably of thread, which would burn up during firing, leaving a hole. Disc, ring and tubular beads were made by coating the axis with the unfired body-paste, rolling the cylinder to an even diameter on a flat surface, and then scoring it with a knife into sections of the desired length. Other shapes, such as ball beads, were rolled between the hands and perforated while still wet with a stiff point such as a wire needle. The beads were then dried, coated with glaze (if the glaze had not already been mixed with the paste), and fired. The firing process often gave the beads a beautiful translucent quality. The majority of faience beads are blue or green in color, but black, red, yellow and white ones were also produced, especially in the New Egyptian Kingdom. - (SB.1397)   « Less

Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1900 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Medium: Faience-Carnelian Necklace composed of antique Egyptian faience beads dating from the Middle  More »

Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1900 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Medium: Faience-Carnelian Necklace composed of antique Egyptian faience beads dating from the Middle and New Kingdoms and four antique carnelian beads from the early Bronze Age. Most Ancient Egyptian beads were made of faience, a glass-composite glaze which was introduced as early as the Pre-Dynastic period. According to Egyptologists, such beads were made on an axis, probably of thread, which would burn up during firing, leaving a hole. Disc, ring and tubular beads were made by coating the axis with the unfired body-paste, rolling the cylinder to an even diameter on a flat surface, and then scoring it with a knife into sections of the desired length. Other shapes, such as ball beads, were rolled between the hands and perforated while still wet with a stiff point such as a wire needle. The beads were then dried, coated with glaze (if the glaze had not already been mixed with the paste), and fired. The firing process often gave the beads a beautiful translucent quality. The majority of faience beads are blue or green in color, but black, red, yellow and white ones were also produced, especially in the New Egyptian Kingdom. - (SB.1451)   « Less

Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1600 BC to 1300 BC Collection: Egyptian Medium: Faience Necklace composed of antique Egyptian faience beads dating from the Middle and New  More »

Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1600 BC to 1300 BC Collection: Egyptian Medium: Faience Necklace composed of antique Egyptian faience beads dating from the Middle and New Kingdoms. Most Ancient Egyptian beads were made of faience, a glass-composite glaze which was introduced as early as the Pre-Dynastic period. According to Egyptologists, such beads were made on an axis, probably of thread, which would burn up during firing, leaving a hole. Disc, ring and tubular beads were made by coating the axis with the unfired body-paste, rolling the cylinder to an even diameter on a flat surface, and then scoring it with a knife into sections of the desired length. Other shapes, such as ball beads, were rolled between the hands and perforated while still wet with a stiff point such as a wire needle. The beads were then dried, coated with glaze (if the glaze had not already been mixed with the paste), and fired. The firing process often gave the beads a beautiful translucent quality. The majority of faience beads are blue or green in color, but black, red, yellow and white ones were also produced, especially in the New Egyptian Kingdom. - (SB.1472)   « Less

Origin: The Holy Land (diverse tomb sites) Circa: 3300 BC to 2300 BC Medium: Carnelian-Quartz Necklace composed of antique carnelian and brown quartz beads from the early  More »

Origin: The Holy Land (diverse tomb sites) Circa: 3300 BC to 2300 BC Medium: Carnelian-Quartz Necklace composed of antique carnelian and brown quartz beads from the early Bronze Age and Egyptian faience beads from the Middle and New kingdoms. The love of ornament is as old as civilization itself. By wearing jewelry that is unusual or unique, we define ourselves as individuals and set ourselves apart from the crowd. Throughout antiquity, in every great culture, beads were formed from colored gems, glass, ceramic, shell, bone and metal in an endless variety of shapes and sizes. Sometimes they were worn for their magical or curative powers, at other times simply for their beauty. They were worn by people, highborn and low, the citizen of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Judea, Greece, Rome and Byzantium. Frequently these jewels, so prized in life, were buried with their owners to adorn them through eternity. When we wear them today, we add another chapter to their long and fascinating history. - (SB.1493)   « Less