Copper alloy earring
- Accession Number
- EC2061
- Current Location
- In storage
- Object Type
- Jewellery, Earring/stud
- Materials
- Metals/alloys (Copper alloy) | Metals/alloys (Gold leaf)
- Provenance
- Egypt, Armant, Tomb 205
- Measurements
- Diameter (outside): 36mm | Diameter (inside) 29mm
- Number of Elements
- 1
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Licensing details
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- Description
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A copper alloy earring covered in gold leaf. It is from tomb 205 at Armant, and was presented to Wellcome by Myers in 1932.
- Wellcome Number
- A113121
- Previous Owners
- Egypt Exploration Society | Sir Henry Solomon Wellcome (1853–1936)
- Acquisition
- Long-term loan, The Wellcome Trust (15 Feb 1971)
- Last modified: 30 Nov 2020