An Egyptian Glass Ear Plug Pendant Necklace, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, ca. 1550 - 1295 BCE Medium - Faience the piece demonstrates the technical

the piece demonstrates the technical mastery of Chavín stoneworkers who shaped and polished extremely hard volcanic rock using simple abrasives

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indicative of a coarse clay fabric typical of regional Iron Age ceramics

An exquisitely bold necklace featuring eleven square gold sheet pendants

An Egyptian Glass Ear Plug Pendant Necklace, New Kingdom, Amarna Period, ca. 1550 - 1295 BCE Medium - Faience the piece demonstrates the technicalCharacteristics of this hollow 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 black glass, with a thread of yellow marvered into the body. Now modern set at a pendant, this piece was core formed, whereby a clay or dung core is fashioned over a metal rod. Glass was probably trailed or pulled onto the core by means of a second tool, then