JE2146E: Ancient Egyptian bead earrings

Egyptian bead earrings: New Kingdom to Late Period beads, c. 1570-535 BC. Composed of colorful faience disk beads with gorgeous blue/green faience tube beads. These extremely high-quality beads were crafted of faience, a porcelain/glass-like material which turned bright colors when fired in the kiln.

The earrings are hung on .925 silver earring hooks and findings, strung in precise ancient style! Individual examples vary slightly in appearance, the pair you receive may be different than the example pictured. Each about 6cm long including hooks.

Beads ex-Nomis Antiquities; ex-Simonian family collection, Switzerland, formed in the 1960’s.

Every item we sell comes with a hand-signed certificate of authenticity which includes all the item details, culture, dating, motifs/inscriptions when applicable, historical relevance, and provenance.