Earrings

A pair of large, heavy gold ear-rings of a ribbed design, with a single bar to pierce the lobe.The ear-rings were discovered by Henry Salt and he is said to have removed them from the ears of a mummy.

Present location	LIVERPOOL MUSEUM [03/061] LIVERPOOL
Inventory number	M11440
Dating	NEW KINGDOM
Archaeological Site	UNKNOWN
Category	EARRING
Material	GOLD
Technique	METAL-TECHNIQUE

Bibliography

• The Egyptian Museum, No. VIII Colquitt Street,Liverpool. (Catalogue), 1852, 19; No.209 .

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