Ear  Stud
Object type: Pendant, ear stud
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Amenhotep III
Date: ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
Medium: Faience
Dimensions: Overall: L. 2 cm (13/16 in.); diam. 0.9 cm (3/8 in.)
Shaft: L. 1.7 cm (11/16 in.); diam. 0.5–0.7 cm (3/16–1/4 in.)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Malqata
Locale: Palace of Amenhotep III
Excavation: MMA excavations, 1910–11
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1911
Accession year: 1911