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Ear plug

FindspotZawyet el-Aryan, Egypt
Medium/TechniqueTravertine (Egyptian alabaster)
DimensionsOverall: 2.4 cm (15/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession number11.2733
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceFrom Zawyet el-Aryan, Grave Z 367. 1911: excavated by the Harvard University–Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition; assigned to the MFA in the division of finds by the government of Egypt.


Group shot: 1971.131-133
Naqada I–III, 3850–2960 B.C.
Stud or ear button
1186–1070 B.C.
Heart amulet
2465–2323 B.C.
Ear stud
1550–1070 B.C.
Ear stud
1550–1070 B.C.
Ear plug
1550–1070 B.C.
String of beads
2323–2040 B.C.