A PAIR OF EGYPTIAN GOLD EARRINGS
A PAIR OF EGYPTIAN GOLD EARRINGS

NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XVIII-IXX, CIRCA 1550-1185 B.C.

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A PAIR OF EGYPTIAN GOLD EARRINGS
NEW KINGDOM, DYNASTY XVIII-IXX, CIRCA 1550-1185 B.C.
Each composed of four hollow sheet tubes, triangular in section, joined together to create a ribbed exterior, the two central tubes extending in order to be threaded through the pierced ear
1 1/8 in. (2.7 cm.) diam.
Provenance
Marc Rosenberg collection, Berlin, Germany.
Sammlung Marc Rosenberg; Hermann Ball & Paul Graupe, Berlin, 4 November 1929, lot 36, item a.

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For similar, cf. C. Andrews, Ancient Egyptian Jewellery, London, 1990, p. 23, pl. 14.

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