LARGE COLLECTION OF EGYPTIAN BEADS New Kingdom to Third Intermediate Period, Ca. 1550 - 664 BC. A collection of beads in glass, faience, and stone. At upper left, a group of cobalt to violet-blue glass beads, predominantly elongated and tapering, pierced longitudinally. At centre top, a large assemblage of red stone beads - likely jasper - of cylindrical and disc form. At upper right, a varied group of faience beads in turquoise and pale blue, mostly flat and discoid, with occasional cylindrical forms. At lower left, a small selection of light-toned faience beads, including double ring shapes. At the lower right, a group of stone cylindrical beads with slightly tapering ends. Reviewed by Simone Musso, consultant curator for Egyptian antiquities at the Stibbert Museum, Florence, Italy, member of the Nuri Archaeological Expedition. Size: 4.9 - 20.6mm x 0.6 - 6.3mm; Weight: 72.77g Provenance: Prince collection, 1990s-2014; Ex. Private collection 1970s-1990s.