A group of 5 ancient Egyptian faience glass melon beads, 3,000+ years old, in beautiful pale, watery colors; beautiful patina with nice string wear at perforations.  Sourced in Egypt.  Great beads for the designer of ancient beaded jewelry and the collector!

Approx. 16 mm between perforations, 12.5 mm in diameter

Use these gorgeous, ancient Egyptian faience melon beads in your jewelry designs or add them to your collection of fine, ancient beads!

Please note:  The photos are highly magnified therefore, every detail and flaw is made huge.  In person, most flaws are not even noticeable.  Please refer to the measurements I provide to determine the true size of the beads.  We do our utmost to ensure accuracy of color however, please be aware that color rendition varies with individual computer displays.

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