Egyptian Faience & Clay Beads
Egyptian Faience & Clay Beads
Egyptian faience and clay beads. Faience is similar to clay, but is based from quartz. These likely would have once had pieces of glaze or bright colors on them that have worn with aging.
They are all from Egypt and would have likely once been part of a necklace. The faience beads would have closely related with traditional ancient Egyptian culture (think mummies, pharaohs, pyramids, & hieroglyphics). The clay beads would have been associated more with early Coptic Christians from the regions (likely once used as rosary beads). This is a bulk lot with all the pieces you see in the photo.
They all came from several sources, meaning they are likely different ages. Some will be ancient, others medieval, others modern. There are also differences in colors, size, some difference in shape, material, and other small differences.