These complex symbolic associations made silver the perfect material for the manufacture of personal adornments with a readily apparent ceremonial and funerary function
and large recessed eye suggest the alertness of the bird as it spies and focuses on its prey
acquired in Egypt between 1900 and 1907
Rare to find this number of matching examples in such excellent condition
1935 - 2016) was born at Yarungkanji
An Egyptian Glass Ear Plug Pendant Necklace, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, ca. 1550 - 1295 BCE Medium - Faience These complex symbolic associations madeCharacteristics 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