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Ear stud
Egyptian
Object Place: Egypt
Medium/Technique
Faience
Dimensions
Overall: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase with funds donated by Miss Mary S. Ames
Accession Number11.1520
NOT ON VIEW
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Earrings, flares, plugs, studs
DescriptionOne ear stud with a rosette modeled on the flat face in relief; the convex face has a rosette and circles in relief. There is a hole through center. The edge of the flat side is chipped.
ProvenanceFrom Egypt. By 1909: purchased in Egypt by Joseph Lindon Smith; 1909: on loan to the MFA; 1911: purchased by the MFA through funds provided by Mary S. Ames.
(Accession date: August 3, 1911.)
(Accession date: August 3, 1911.)