An Egyptian Faience Ear Spool, 18th Dynasty, Amarna Period, ca 1352-1336 BCE Amulets - Offerings There is an extraordinary variety

There is an extraordinary variety of shapes -- birds

Provenance: ex Axel Guttmann Collection

Background:  African Red Slip was the final development of terra sigillata

Min length: 1 cm (0

This beautiful intaglio is carved in a piece of bright blue and green striped mosaic glass

An Egyptian Faience Ear Spool, 18th Dynasty, Amarna Period, ca 1352-1336 BCE Amulets - Offerings There is an extraordinary varietyEar 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