Group of five Egyptian Red Glass Penannular Earrings and Hair Rings, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, 1550-1295 BCE Jewelry - Earrings characteristic of the transitional aesthetic

characteristic of the transitional aesthetic between Geometric and Classical Greek metalwork

Clarendon Press

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B09XZ85CTCLanguage ‏ : ‎ EnglishPaperback ‏ : ‎ 122 pagesISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 979-8802863442Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13

with well-preserved surfaces and minor mineral deposits

Group of five Egyptian Red Glass Penannular Earrings and Hair Rings, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, 1550-1295 BCE Jewelry - Earrings characteristic of the transitional aestheticA rare and cohesive assemblage of five penannular ornaments, each formed from thick red glass canes that have been carefully bent into a distinctive C shape. The group is graduated in size, ranging from 3 8 to 3 4 inches in diameter, with three smaller examples and two larger. The glass is of a deep, saturated red hue, deliberately chosen to imitate red jasper, a material highly prized in the New Kingdom for both its aesthetic appeal and symbolic