An Egyptian Glass Ear Stud, Late 18th dynasty ca. 1350 - 1295 BCE 8550997_xl and a good helper for

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Right front leg is advanced with head turned slightly to the left

Installation: Punch-free

and Carabiners

An Egyptian Glass Ear Stud, Late 18th dynasty ca. 1350 - 1295 BCE 8550997_xl and a good helper forCharacteristics of this hollow papyrus style ear stud show the quality of 18th Dynasty glassmaking as well as some of the rich colors available to the craftsmen. Of papyrus style, it comprises a body of translucent deep blue glass, with a thread of turquoise carefully marvered into the body and highlighted at the rim with a fine contrasting spiral coil of opaque white. This piece was core formed, whereby a clay or dung core is fashioned over a metal