Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1900 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Medium: faience Most ancient Egyptian beads were made of faience, a glass-composite glaze which was  More »

Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1900 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Medium: faience 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, most 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, coating 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. - (FJ.2426)   « Less

Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1900 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Medium: faience Most ancient Egyptian beads were made of faience, a glass-composite glaze which was  More »

Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1900 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Medium: faience 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, most 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, coating 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. - (FJ.2427)   « Less

Mezcala Green Stone Amulet - GC.159,Origin: Western Mexico,Circa: 300 BC to 300 AD,Dimensions: 1" (2.5cm) high x 2" (5.1cm) wide,Collection: Pre-Columbian,Style:  More »

Mezcala Green Stone Amulet - GC.159,Origin: Western Mexico,Circa: 300 BC to 300 AD,Dimensions: 1" (2.5cm) high x 2" (5.1cm) wide,Collection: Pre-Columbian,Style: Mezcala,Medium: Green Stone,Condition: Fine.   « Less

Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1900 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Medium: faience Most ancient Egyptian beads were made of faience, a glass-composite glaze which was  More »

Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1900 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Medium: faience 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, most 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, coating 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. - (FJ.2428)   « Less

Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1900 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Medium: faience Most ancient Egyptian beads were made of faience, a glass-composite glaze which was  More »

Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1900 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Medium: faience 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, most 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, coating 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. - (FJ.2429)   « Less

Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1900 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Medium: faience/gold Most ancient Egyptian beads were made of faience, a glass-composite glaze which  More »

Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1900 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Medium: faience/gold 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, most 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, coating 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. - (FJ.2434)   « Less

Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1900 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Medium: faience/gold Most ancient Egyptian beads were made of faience, a glass-composite glaze which  More »

Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1900 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Medium: faience/gold 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, most 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, coating 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. - (FJ.2435)   « Less

Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1900 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Medium: faience/gold

Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1900 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Medium: faience/gold   « Less

Teotihuacan Black Stone Mask Amulet Set in Pendant - FJ.3102,Origin: Mexico,Circa: 300 AD to 600 AD,Catalogue: V3,Collection: Pre-Columbian,Style: Teotihuacan,Medium: Stone,  More »

Teotihuacan Black Stone Mask Amulet Set in Pendant - FJ.3102,Origin: Mexico,Circa: 300 AD to 600 AD,Catalogue: V3,Collection: Pre-Columbian,Style: Teotihuacan,Medium: Stone, Gold. This exquisite amulet echoes the larger stone masks which were produced in the workshops of classical Teotihuacan. Carved with remarkable sensitivity, it perhaps is the effigy of an actual person, meant to be worn as a remembrance. When we wear it today, we cannot help but imagine the individual who wore it so many centuries ago, in a world very different from our own. Such a token reminds us of human bonds that transcend time, of emotions and feelings that are common to all mankind.   « Less

Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1900 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Medium: faience Most ancient Egyptian beads were made of faience, a glass-composite glaze which was  More »

Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 1900 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Medium: faience 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, most 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, coating 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. - (FJ.2447)   « Less