Penannular Earring, ca. 1539–1190 B.C.E. Egyptian alabaster, 7/16 × Diam. 1 7/16 in. (1.1 × 3.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1454E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1454E_view02.jpg)
Penannular Earring, ca. 1539–1190 B.C.E. Egyptian alabaster, 7/16 × Diam. 1 7/16 in. (1.1 × 3.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1454E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1454E_view01.jpg)
Penannular Earring
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
MEDIUM
Egyptian alabaster
DATES
ca. 1539–1190 B.C.E.
DYNASTY
Dynasty 18 to Dynasty 19
PERIOD
New Kingdom
DIMENSIONS
7/16 × Diam. 1 7/16 in. (1.1 × 3.7 cm) (show scale)
COLLECTIONS
Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
37.1454E
CREDIT LINE
Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund
CATALOGUE DESCRIPTION
Alabaster earring of the penannular, or cleft ring type. The ends of the loop are roughly pointed. Both outer and inner surfaces curve convexly; the inner surface less so than the outer.
Condition: Good.
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Penannular Earring, ca. 1539–1190 B.C.E. Egyptian alabaster, 7/16 × Diam. 1 7/16 in. (1.1 × 3.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Charles Edwin Wilbour Fund, 37.1454E. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.37.1454E_view02.jpg)
IMAGE
overall, CUR.37.1454E_view02.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2015
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