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ear-plug
;
ear-stud
;
bead
Object Type
ear-plug
ear-stud
bead
Museum number
EA68531
Description
Ear-stud or bead in papyrus form: in opaque turquoise-blue glass, glossy surface. The shaft is decorated with a spiral twist of opaque white thread which continues on to the capital. Both the base of the shaft and the edge of the disc are outlined with opaque yellow threads.
Authority
Ruler:
Akhenaten
Cultures/periods
18th Dynasty
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Amarna, el-
Materials
glass
Technique
rod-formed
marvered
Dimensions
Diameter:
0.65 centimetres
(max. of shaft)
Diameter:
0.55 centimetres
(min. of shaft)
Diameter:
1.40 centimetres
(of disc)
Length:
2.50 centimetres
(of shaft)
Length:
2.80 centimetres
Weight:
2 grammes
Bibliographic references
Cooney 1976 / Glass
(1890)
Andrews 1990 / Ancient Egyptian jewellery
(96e)
Location
Not on display
Acquisition name
Donated by:
Rev Greville John Chester
Acquisition date
1891
Department
Egypt and Sudan
BM/Big number
EA68531
Registration number
1891,0613.1