An Egyptian jasper and calcite boss ear stud

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An Egyptian jasper and calcite boss ear stud
New Kingdom, 18th-19th Dynasties, circa 1550-1185 B.C.
Both of hemispherical form, the front boss topped with jasper backed with a hollow calcite shaft, the other calcite element with a point for insertion into the front, 2.1cm and 2.3cm diam. (2)

Provenance:
Private collection, Germany, acquired ca. 1955-1965.
Anonymous sale; Sotheby's, New York, 9 December 2003, lot 59 (part).
Private collection, Europe.

Exhibited:
APM, Archaeological Museum of the University of Amsterdam, 17 November 2006-25 March 2007.

Published:
C.A.R. Andrews and J. van Dijk (eds), Objects for Eternity: Egyptian Antiquities from the W. Arnold Meijer Collection, Mainz, 2006, p. 93, no. 2.13.

Boss studs, like the above lot, would have had a filling material to give a secure fit to the backing. Cf. C. Andrews, Ancient Egyptian Jewellery, London, 1990, ill. 145.