Origin: Egypt Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Style: New Kingdom Most ancient Egyptian beads were made of faience, a glass-composite glaze which was  More »

Origin: Egypt Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Style: New Kingdom 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.1615)   « Less

Egyptian faience Necklace - FB.2413 $2,400.00 Location: United States

Egyptian faience Necklace - FB.2413 $2,400.00 Location: United States   « Less

Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace - MT.121 Origin: Egypt Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Medium: Faience Condition: Extra Fine

Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace - MT.121 Origin: Egypt Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Medium: Faience Condition: Extra Fine   « Less

Origin: Egypt Circa: 14 th Century BC Collection: Egyptian Style: Armana Period Medium: Faience Faience, the use of which dates back to pre- dynastic times, is a  More »

Origin: Egypt Circa: 14 th Century BC Collection: Egyptian Style: Armana Period Medium: Faience Faience, the use of which dates back to pre- dynastic times, is a glasslike non-clay substance made of materials common to Egypt: ground quartz, crushed quartz pebbles, flint, a soluble salt-like baking soda and lime. Colour varied the most common colour is blue, which was achieved through the application of ground copper. Called tjehnet by the ancient Egyptians (meaning that which is brilliant or scintillating) faience was thought to be endowed with the immortal light of the sun, moon and stars, and was believed to be symbolic of rebirth. The associations of faience were so strong that it is often associated with burial contexts, guaranteeing some form of immortality for the deceased. Various objects, from shabtis to tiny models of household articles, were commonly made from faience and placed in the tomb. 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.7259)   « Less

Origin: Egypt Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Style: New Kingdom Medium: Faience and Gold These genuine Ancient Egyptian faience and gold beads dating  More »

Origin: Egypt Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Style: New Kingdom Medium: Faience and Gold These genuine Ancient Egyptian faience and gold beads dating from the New Kingdom have been strung on a modern necklace. Faience, the use of which dates back to pre- dynastic times, is a glasslike non-clay substance made of materials common to Egypt: ground quartz, crushed quartz pebbles, flint, a soluble salt-like baking soda and lime. Colour varied the most common colour is blue, which was achieved through the application of ground copper. Called tjehnet by the ancient Egyptians (meaning that which is brilliant or scintillating) faience was thought to be endowed with the immortal light of the sun, moon and stars, and was believed to be symbolic of rebirth. The associations of faience were so strong that it is often associated with burial contexts, guaranteeing some form of immortality for the deceased. Various objects, from shabtis to tiny models of household articles, were commonly made from faience and placed in the tomb. 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.   « Less

Faience Phallic Amulet in a Gold Pendant - FJ.0498 Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 900 BC to 300 BC Collection: Egyptian Jewelry Medium: Faience, Gold Additional  More »

Faience Phallic Amulet in a Gold Pendant - FJ.0498 Origin: Egypt (Sinai) Circa: 900 BC to 300 BC Collection: Egyptian Jewelry Medium: Faience, Gold Additional Information: The pendant is 18K gold.   « Less

Origin: Egypt Circa: 712 BC to 300 BC Collection: Egyptian Scarab Pendant Medium: Granite-Gold The fine details of this scarab are not obvious to the casual glance, but  More »

Origin: Egypt Circa: 712 BC to 300 BC Collection: Egyptian Scarab Pendant Medium: Granite-Gold The fine details of this scarab are not obvious to the casual glance, but neither is the incredible energy that radiates from the piece. The magic is there for those lucky enough to feel it. An amulet for someone whose own very special qualities are not immediately obvious either. - (FJ.0956)   « Less

Origin: Lebanon (Heliopolis) Circa: 1650 BC to 1085 BC Collection: Egyptian Medium: Steatite-Gold The scarab I inscribed with the image of a god, flanked by two kneeling  More »

Origin: Lebanon (Heliopolis) Circa: 1650 BC to 1085 BC Collection: Egyptian Medium: Steatite-Gold The scarab I inscribed with the image of a god, flanked by two kneeling women, perhaps goddesses. The god is Sobek, with a human body and a crocodile head. He holds a papyrus plant before him. - (FJ.0996)   « Less

Origin: Sinai, Egypt Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Antiquities Style: Egyptian Medium: Faience, Gold Most ancient Egyptian beads were made of faience, a  More »

Origin: Sinai, Egypt Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Antiquities Style: 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.1181)   « Less

Origin: Sinai, Egypt Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Antiquities Style: Egyptian Medium: Faience and Gold Most ancient Egyptian beads were made of  More »

Origin: Sinai, Egypt Circa: 1600 BC to 1100 BC Collection: Egyptian Antiquities Style: Egyptian Medium: Faience and 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.1189)   « Less