Six Egyptian Faience Bead Strands, Late Period to Roman

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Ancient Egypt, Late Dynastic Period to Roman Period, ca. 664 BCE – 300 CE. Six long strands of ancient Egyptian faience beads. Each one is a slender river of small disc and ring beads, hundreds to a strand. The colors run unevenly through them. Turquoise and pale sea-green lead, with notes of buff, ochre, aubergine, and a deep brownish red in between. The glazes have softened over many centuries into a powdery, sun-faded bloom, and no two beads match exactly. The beads were gathered in modern times and strung on modern cord. Small metal spacer beads mark the length of each strand, and metal terminals finish the ends. All of this was done to keep the beads organized, not to recreate any original arrangement. With clasps fitted, each strand could be worn as a long necklace, wrapped several times around the throat, or layered together. Size of longest strand: 35.5" H x 0.17" W x 0.17" D (90.2 cm H x 0.4 cm W x 0.4 cm D). Egyptian faience is not true pottery. Its body is ground quartz or sand mixed with small amounts of lime and natron or plant ash. During firing, alkaline salts rise to the surface and fuse into a bright glassy skin. Copper compounds give the familiar blue-green. Other colorants made the yellows, reds, and purples seen on strands like these. The Egyptians called the material tjehenet, which means "dazzling," and connected its gleam with light, renewal, and the turquoise of the eastern deserts. From the Late Period through Ptolemaic and Roman times, faience disc and tube beads were made in huge numbers. They were worn in life, and they were also threaded into the bead nets and collars laid over wrapped mummies. Mixed modern restringings like this one gather that output together, beads from many workshops and centuries side by side. SHIPPING: We coordinate worldwide shipping in-house through specialist international forwarders experienced with fine art and antiquities customs manifests. International buyers must confirm, prior to bidding, that their country's customs authority will accept the item. All duties, taxes, clearance fees, and any costs arising from customs delays, seizures, re-export, returns, or loss in transit are the buyer's sole responsibility. Artemis assumes no liability for items refused entry, detained, or lost after export. We cannot ship ancient items to their country of origin (Egyptian to Egypt, Greek to Greece, etc.).For those not using LiveAuctioneers' Live Ship program, Artemis Fine Arts offers expert in-house packing and worldwide shipping. With over 20 years of experience, our team provides careful, reliable, and affordable service. For a quick quote on this lot, please contact support@artemisfinearts.com prior to the auction, or call 720-890-7700. PAYMENT EXCEPTION: For clients not previously established with Artemis, payment for all gold, precious metal, and gemstone lots must be made by bank wire transfer or certified bank check/money order, without exception. Item #203460

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