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Ancient Egyptian Faience Bead Collection Yes, these are ancient Egyptian beads – my personal working collection. The photos show that I’ve sorted much of this material by color and type – doubles and triples for example—but there remains a large bag and plastic container (my working tray) filled with others. You might also notice some special pieces in these photos. Allow me to explain.From 1977 to 1980 I was the product developer for the World Treasure Society division of International Coins & Currency. All of our material was authenticated and in regards to faience beads we purchased them from our Egyptian source by the kilo. They arrived in coffee cans, unsorted. Since our products used only certain types of beads and certain colors are far more valuable than others, I had to sort through the material. The broken beads were discarded, the unusual beads I put aside. The three-strand collar with the scarab was put together for product staging. The blue faience beads are of the highest museum grade and the scarab is – if I remember correctly—from the New Kingdom. I can date and authentic scarabs, but the cartouche is hidden against the pendant back plate. The spacers are made of 14K gold, but I used a bronze alloy for the winged backplate of the pendant. You can see this pendant on the catalog flyer (c. 1978).The strand of various beads is my special project. As a certified gemologist who is interested in ancient jewelry (not just Egyptian) and did museum restoration work, these beads are of special interest. There are beads made of emerald, peridot, turquoise, carnelian, early glass, agate, gold gilt, and the absolute highest quality faience. Some beads are ancient, others date to the Roman era, and one beauty is early Arabic. Inever had the bronze ring tested so it could be from any era. To a collector this one strand would be very precious. Another neckpiece of brown faience features a carnelian amulet. We sold ancient Egyptian amulets and I continued to use ancient amulets (from many cultures) and scarabs throughout my jewelry career. Much of this material isn’t even available today, so pricing it is simply a guess. With the plastic containers it weighs just over 2.5 kilos (5.5 lbs) and properly packed I would guess it to come to 3 kilos. I can get it into a 10 x 10 x 6.5 inch box (shipping costs are based on package dimensions plus weight) and ship it from Montreal.Shipping to California (for example) with $1,000 (max) insurance is $41.40 but regardless of its destination I charge only what it costs me to ship it. Some countries are notorious for “losing” packages and insurance cant’ be obtain for them—if it can’t be insured, it won’t be shipped. Sorry but Italy, the Ukraine, and many others are just not available – ask if you have any questions.
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