Ancient Egyptian earring from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Turquoise glass penannular earring fragment. Has a circular cross section. Made from a rod of stranded glass. Virtually complete.

Ancient Egyptian earring from Amarna dated 1550 – 1295 BC

Object details

  • Reference: BOLMG:1929.28.9.b
  • Material: glass
  • Culture: Dynasty 18
  • Period: New Kingdom
  • Dated: 1550 - 1295 BC
  • Object name: earring
  • Dimensions: Length: 25mm , Width: 21mm , Depth: 6mm
  • Site: Amarna
  • Latitude: 27.645197
  • Longitude: 30.896483