Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace box Three finely incised concentric lines

Three finely incised concentric lines encircle the top of the base

Baliem Valley

often bearing royal names

while headhunting and associated practices were suppressed by missionaries in the mid-20th century

dating to the Late Dynastic Period

Egyptian Faience Bead Necklace box Three finely incised concentric linesNew Kingdom Period to Late Period, c. 1070600 BC, Egypt A magnificent ancient Egyptian necklace, restrung for preservation, composed of faience beads arranged in a harmonious interplay of form and color. The main strand is crafted from long turquoise tubular beads, interspaced with smaller disc shaped spacers in red, black, blue, brown, and white. Together, they create a striking rhythm that reflects the sophistication and symbolic depth of Egyptian