An Egyptian Glass Ear Plug Pendant Necklace, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, ca. 1550 - 1295 BCE Islamic Carey Baptist Grammar School

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Dimensions: Height: 4" x 0

Condition: Ancient pendant in very good condition with minor surface wear and small age-related abrasions consistent with burial and antiquity

An Egyptian Glass Ear Plug Pendant Necklace, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, ca. 1550 - 1295 BCE Islamic Carey Baptist Grammar SchoolCharacteristics of this hollow ear stud show the quality of 18th Dynasty glassmaking as well as some of the rich colors available to the craftsmen. Of papyrus style, it comprises a body of black glass, with a thread of yellow marvered into the body. Now modern set at a pendant, this piece was core formed, whereby a clay or dung core is fashioned over a metal rod. Glass was probably trailed or pulled onto the core by means of a second tool, then