An Egyptian Faience Ear Spool, 18th Dynasty, Amarna Period, ca 1352-1336 BCE Amulets - Offerings With modern restringing

With modern restringing

item #166 and Mahoubian "Art of Ancient Iran" (1999) item #394

The base is inscribed “Khnemibre

Provenance:  Private Connecticut collection

Region: Yuendumu

An Egyptian Faience Ear Spool, 18th Dynasty, Amarna Period, ca 1352-1336 BCE Amulets - Offerings With modern restringingEar 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