Ear Stud
Object type: 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. 2.9 cm (1 1/8 in.); diam. 1.5 cm (9/16 in.)
Shaft: l. 2.7 cm (1 1/16 in.); diam. 0.6–0.9 cm (1/4–3/8 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