6 Handmade Egyptian Paste Beads Amunet Faience Sky Blue Bead 8mm to 13mm. Turquoise and dark blue Egyptian paste beads made from a self glazing ceramic. The paste is shaped and then left to dry out. When fired the glaze materials within the body of these ceramic beads rises to the surface and covers the bead with a glossy coloured finish. Egyptian paste has been in use since 5,000 BC.
Opaque beads, also know as Egyptian Faience beads, come in assorted shapes and sizes from 8mm in diameter to 13mm.
Faience beads created by ceramicist Jane Lidbetter.
