Two Earrings
1 of 2
Object Label
Much ancient Egyptian jewelry was essentially decorative, like the pair of gold earrings shown here, which are simply thick hoops. But other items of adornment sometimes acted like amulets to protect the wearer, such as the necklaces mounted together here. These necklaces include ancestor bust figures for communicating with the dead; cornflowers, which were associated with renewal; a frog, symbolizing rebirth; and the pregnant hippopotamus, protector of pregnant women and thus a guardian of rebirth.
Caption
Two Earrings, ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E.. Gold, a: 13/16 x Diam. 15/16 in. (2 x 2.4 cm) b: 15/16 x Diam. 1 in. (2.5 x 2.6 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 05.382a-b. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 05.382a-b_PS2.jpg)
Gallery
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Gallery
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Title
Two Earrings
Date
ca. 1539–1292 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 18
Period
New Kingdom
Geography
Place made: Egypt
Medium
Gold
Classification
Dimensions
a: 13/16 x Diam. 15/16 in. (2 x 2.4 cm) b: 15/16 x Diam. 1 in. (2.5 x 2.6 cm)
Credit Line
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
Accession Number
05.382a-b
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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