Title: Ridged earring with an Egyptian Late Period hieroglyphic plaque as ornament
Object type: Earring, hieroglyphic plaque
Date: A.D. 3rd century perhaps
Period: Roman Period
Medium: Green jasper plaque on gold earring
Dimensions: L: 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.); plaque L. 1.5 cm (9/16 in.)
Credit line: Purchase, Edward S. Harkness Gift, 1926
Geography: From    Egypt      
Department: Egyptian Art
Repository: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY