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