An Egyptian Blue Glass Ear Stud, 18th - 19th Dynasty, ca. 1350 - 1250 BCE Medium - Clay Dimensions: Necklace length: 15 inches

Dimensions:  Necklace length: 15 inches (38 cm)

and a protruding headdress that mimics an avian crest

A sizable firing hole at the back suggests that this sculpture was originally a standalone statue rather than part of a larger relief

sitting on a small base

Among these were ceramic vessels featuring bright polychrome surfaces

An Egyptian Blue Glass Ear Stud, 18th - 19th Dynasty, ca. 1350 - 1250 BCE Medium - Clay Dimensions: Necklace length: 15 inchesCharacteristics of this fine blue glass 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, highlighted at the base with a fine contrasting spiral coil of opaque yellow and with a white band at the rim. This piece was core formed, whereby a clay or dung core is fashioned over a small metal rod. Glass was probably