Object Description
An ancient Egyptian faience earring set with a date fruit amulet from the Amarna Period. The amuletic bead is made from blue glazed faience and is modelled in the shape of a date. The reverse is flat and unworked. The amulet features suspension loops on both ends for attachment suggesting that it would have been used as part of a broad collar necklace. However three of the four suspension loops (from both earrings) are now missing. The amulets are set in a modern gold frame, revealing both the front and reverse of the amulet, and is connected with gold hooks allowing them to be worn as earrings.
Date: Circa 1353–1336 BC
Period: Amarna Period, 18th Dynasty