Beaded Penannular Earring
Object type: Earring, penannular, beaded
Department: Egyptian Art
Period: New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 18
Reign: reign of Ahmose–Thutmose III
Date: ca. 1550–1425 B.C.
Medium: Gold, lapis-lazuli
Dimensions: diam. 2 cm (13/16 in); w. 0.7 cm (1/4 in)
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Dra Abu el-Naga
Locale: Mandara
Excavation: Carnarvon/Carter excavations, 1914
Credit line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Accession year: 1926