Faience and Blue glass beads




	Egyptian Faience and Ancient Blue Glass Single Beads - The beads numbered 33 to 64 were bought in Mali on a strand of ancient mixed beads .. the ones numbered 68 to 86 were discovered in situ amongst many of the 900+ year old Medieval Beads which are for sale on this page. - First developed around 5,000 years ago in Egypt, Faience is a glazed, non-clay ceramic material and was the forerunner to glass, but is a much softer material. Used by the Egyptians to imitate various much more expensive precious stones, it was known to them as tjehnet, a word they associated with the properties of shining, gleaming, or dazzling and was thought to glisten with a light, symbolic of life, rebirth and immortality. An interesting article on its origins can be read HERE - The beads below show some of the beautiful and long-lasting colours that were achieved so long ago .. having various degrees of wear which is consistent with the authentic patina of their great age. - For a full description of their history, ancient production methods, the chemicals responsible for their beautiful colours and a lot more - please read this excellent article by Marie Parsons .


38 x 33 x 12 mm F Domed fronts 30 x 26 x 9 mm F ATB 685-33 £40 with flat backs ATB 685-34 £36				29 x 23 x 10 mm * F ATB 685-35 £20

23 x 13 mm Sold ATB 685-36 £12	23 x 14 mm ATB 685-37 £12	18 x 14 mm Sold ATB 685-38 £10	19 x 13 mm ATB 685-39 £8	17 x 14 mm ** Sold ATB 685-40 £12

20 x 16 x 7 mm F ATB 685-41 £16	18 x 14 x 8 mm F ATB 685-42 £18	10 x 14 x 5 mm F ATB 685-43 £16	21 x 12 x 7 mm F ATB 685-44 £18 Sold	22 x 12 x 6 mm ATB 685-45 £10 Small Crack at >

23 x 14 x 5 mm** ATB 685-46 £32 Sold	23 x 18 x 6 mm** ATB 685-47 £14	19 x 16 x 5 mm** ATB 685-48 £14 Sold	22 x 12 mm Cyl ATB 685-49 £12	15 x 11 mm Cyl ATB 685-50 £10

17 x 15 x 10 mm * F ATB 685-51 £20	15 x 14 x 11 mm * F ATB 685-52 £22	14 x 14 x 14 mm * F ATB 685-53 £18 Sold	12 x 12 x 9 mm * F ATB 685-54 £18 Sold	10 x 18 mm F ATB 685-58 £18

8 x 18 mm Sold ATB 685-59 £14	10 x 16 mm F ATB 685-60 £10	Faience cross section for Reference only	12 x 14 mm Sold ATB 685-61 £12	12 x 13 mm ATB 685-62 £8

11 x 12 mm ATB 685-63 £10	17 x 12 x 12 mm ** ATB 685-64 £8	24 x 14 mm Cyl ATB 685-68 £8	22 x 10 mm * ATB 685-70 £12 Sold	17 x 13 mm ** ATB 685-71 £12 Sold

19 x 10 mm Sold ATB 685-72 £10	18 x 11 mm Sold ATB 685-73 £10	16 x 11 mm Sold ATB 685-74 £10	17 x 11 mm Sold ATB 685-75 £10	16 x 12 mm Sold ATB 685-76 £10

13 x 8 x 6 mm Sold ATB 685-77 £10	12 x 7 mm Sold ATB 685-78 £10	13 x 7 mm ** ATB 685-79 £10	15 x 7 mm Sold ATB 685-80 £10	13 x 15 mm (2) ATB 685-81 £8

11 x 9 x 5 mm plaque ATB 685-82 £10	8 x 10 mm bicone ATB 685-83 £6	7 x 11 mm Sold ATB 685-84 £6	7 x 10 mm Sold ATB 685-85 £6	9 x 11 mm Sold ATB 685-86 £6

Key: F = Faience .. (2) Number of identical beads available at price shown for each one
Cyl = Cylinder ** = Cube * = Pyramid shape ** = Faceted Bicone * = 5-Sided
** = These extremely ancient and weathered specimens display a wonderful iridescence,
which is difficult to accurately display and shows as white in their pictures.


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