Egyptian to Medieval Bead Collection

Mainly c.2nd millennium BC-8th century AD and later. A mixed group of over two hundred beads comprising, among others, banded agate, faience, glass and carnelian beads, including conical, tubular, 'eye', biconical, barrel, facetted, annular, scaraboid, melon, mosaic-style and other types; including examples without a piercing. See Xia, N., Ancient Egyptian Beads, China, 2014, for discussion and illustration of various types. 120 grams total, 2-31mm (1/4 - 1 1/4"). Property of a London gallery; previously in a London private collection; formerly acquired in the 1970s. [282]
Condition Report: Fair to Fine condition, some with chips.