Description:
a) Wire or tube, round in profile, bent into oval with overlapping ends (not closed loop). Wire smaller in diameter at ends. b) Wires or tube, round in profile, bent into oval with overlapping ends (not closed loop). Wire smaller in diameter at ends. Earrings first appeared in Egypt in the Second Intermediate Period and were a common item of apparel in the Eighteenth Dynasty.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; jewelry; fashion; costume

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