Ancient Egyptian earring from Qaw el kibir dated 664 – 525 BC

Part of the hoop of a copper alloy earring, with a drop of three brown glass ring beads on bronze wire. The beads are placed one on top of the other, with a disc of copper alloy between the upper most one and the middle one. There is a further drop that may have come from the same earring, or from the other earring in a pair. There is also a further section of a copper alloy earring hoop.

Ancient Egyptian earring from Qaw el kibir dated 664 – 525 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1923.21.4
  • Material: copper alloy
  • Culture: Dynasty 26
  • Period: Late Period
  • Excavator: Guy Brunton
  • Dated: 664 - 525 BC
  • Object name: earring
  • Dimensions: Length: 32mm , Width: 16mm , Depth: 6mm , Length (half metal ring): 29mm , Width (half metal ring): 16mm , Depth (half metal ring): 3mm , Length (drop): 23mm , Width (drop): 6mm , Depth (drop)
  • Published references: Brunton G British School of Archaeology in Egypt 1926: Qau and Badari 3 1930 p.38 cemetery 600
  • Site: Qaw el Kibir
  • Latitude: 26.9
  • Longitude: 31.516667