Title: Wire earring
Object type: Earring
Date: ca. 1635–1458 B.C.
Period: Second Intermediate Period–Early New Kingdom
Dynasty: Dynasty 17–Early Dynasty 18
Medium: Copper alloy
Dimensions: diam. 1.5 cm (9/16 in)
Credit line: Rogers Fund, 1916
Geography: From    Egypt Upper Egypt, Thebes Asasif Courtyard CC 41, Pit 3 Burial E 5, On body MMA excavations, 1915–16 
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY