AN EGYPTIAN PAIR OF GOLD CRESCENT-SHAPED EARRINGS.
New-Kingdom, Dynasty 18, 1550-1295 BCE
Diam. 11,5 mm

Provenance
Formerly with, Selim Dere, 14.12.1989

Published in PharaonenGold, 3000 Jahre altägyptische Hochkuktur, 2019, p.146

The pair of crescent-shaped earrings is made of curved gold sheet, tapering towards its ends and reaching its widest form in the middle section. The earring hoops are twisted into an eye-and-hook design at their narrow ends, forming the closure mechanism. To create such relatively lightweight earrings, the gold sheet was finely hammered and, in the final material processing stage, further worked between two animal hides to achieve an even thinner gold foil.

Estimate: 800 - 1000 CHF