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Stud, ca. 1353-1336 B.C.E.. Glass, 15/16 x Diam. 9/16 in. (2.4 x 1.5 cm). Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father Charles Edwin Wilbour, 16.580.207. Creative Commons-BY.

Stud

ca. 1353-1336 B.C.E.

Maker Unknown

Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

Earrings

Earrings were a late arrival in Egypt.


They first appeared in the Middle Kingdom—probably introduced from Nubia or western Asia—but did not become popular until early in the Eighteenth Dynasty. By that time, in the truly cosmopolitan civilization of the New Kingdom, men, women, and children of high social standing all wore earrings. Perhaps because they originated in a foreign culture, earrings seem to have had no protective function for the Egyptians, unlike other jewelry. The principal forms of earrings included hoops, “boats,” plugs, and studs. All four types were attached to the ear through a hole piercing the lobe.
Maker/Artist
Maker Unknown
Classification
Jewelry
Formatted Medium
Glass
Medium
glass
Locations
Place made: Tell el-Amarna, Egypt
Dynasty
Dynasty 18
Dimensions
15/16 x Diam. 9/16 in. (2.4 x 1.5 cm)
Accession Number
16.580.207
Credit Line
Gift of Evangeline Wilbour Blashfield, Theodora Wilbour, and Victor Wilbour honoring the wishes of their mother, Charlotte Beebe Wilbour, as a memorial to their father Charles Edwin Wilbour
Rights Statement
Creative Commons-BY
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