Earrings in Form of Ducks

Earrings in Form of Ducks

Glass and faience were both difficult materials for making jewelry.

Eighteenth Dynasty artisans frequently created glass reproductions of traditional metal and stone forms. These early glassworkers, still perfecting their skills, often reduced intricate details like inscriptions to simple lines.

Late Eighteenth Dynasty faiencemanufacturers produced mold-made rings inscribed with royal names. Because these pieces were too fragile to have been worn, they were most likely distributed as royal keepsakes at state occasions.

This text refers to these objects: 16.253; 50.92a-b; 37.718E; 37.1260E; 37.868E

MEDIUM Glass

•Place Made: Egypt

DATES ca. 1390-1292 B.C.E.

DYNASTY XVIII Dynasty

PERIOD New Kingdom

DIMENSIONS 7/8 x 1 1/4 in. (2.3 x 3.2 cm) (show scale)

COLLECTIONS Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art

MUSEUM LOCATION This item is on view in Egypt Reborn: Art for Eternity, Egyptian Orientation Gallery, 3rd Floor

ACCESSION NUMBER 50.92a-b

CREDIT LINE Gift of Michel Abemayor

RIGHTS STATEMENT Creative Commons-BY

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