An Egyptian Faience Ear Spool, 18th Dynasty, Amarna Period, ca 1352-1336 BCE Amulets - Offerings item #166 and Mahoubian "Art

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

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

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

and ideal for keeping your treasures safe and clean

Provenance: ex Axel Guttmann Collection

An Egyptian Faience Ear Spool, 18th Dynasty, Amarna Period, ca 1352-1336 BCE Amulets - Offerings item #166 and Mahoubian "ArtEar 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