An Egyptian Faience Ear Spool, 18th Dynasty, Amarna Period, ca 1352-1336 BCE Amulets - Offerings Provenance: Private Connecticut collection

Provenance:  Private Connecticut collection

The artists who created them were also often minor royalty or nobility

The 18K gold shank is modern

Region: Yuendumu

Dimensions: Diameter:  3/4 inch (19 mm)

An Egyptian Faience Ear Spool, 18th Dynasty, Amarna Period, ca 1352-1336 BCE Amulets - Offerings Provenance: Private Connecticut collectionEar studs, similar to this example, are shown mostly in tomb banqueting scenes worn by female musicians or girls bringing fruit and flowers to guests. They also appear in some funerary scenes, where they are worn by the wife and daughters of the deceased. This ear stud has a slight groove around the periphery and a hole in the center. The surface face is flat and dominated by an incised rosette within an unembellished margin. They were fashionable