COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN FAIENCE BEADS Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, Ca. 664 - 30 BC. A collection of nine faience beads in varying shapes and hues, predominantly turquoise-blue with decorative elements in black or dark blue. This assemblage includes spherical and ring-shaped forms. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. Size: 14.1 - 26.4mm x 12.1 - 22.9mm; Weight: 74.65g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.