Plug
Description
Object Label: Earrings Earrings were a late arrival in Egypt. They first appeared in the Middle Kingdom—probably introduced from Nubia or western Asia—but did not become popular until early in the Eighteenth Dynasty. By that time, in the truly cosmopolitan civilization of the New Kingdom, men, women, and children of high social standing all wore earrings. Perhaps because they originated in a foreign culture, earrings seem to have had no protective function for the Egyptians, unlike other jewelry. The principal forms of earrings included hoops, “boats,” plugs, and studs. All four types were attached to the ear through a hole piercing the lobe. Caption: Plug, ca. 1478–1425 B.C.E.. Egyptian alabaster (calcite), 15.500a: 15/16 x diam. 13/16 in. (2.4 x 2 cm) 15.500b: 9/16 x diam. 1/2 in. (1.4 x 1.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of the Egypt Exploration Fund, 15.500a-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
AI image analysis GPT-4o-2024-08-06
Machine-generated from the object's image on May 2026. Not curatorial; treat deities, names, and signs below as the model's best reading, not authority.
Small ancient Egyptian mushroom-shaped artifact.
The artifact is mushroom-shaped with a simple, smooth design, made from either stone or faience. It features a rounded top and a short stem. The surface is plain with a slight discoloration on one side, suggesting age or weathering.
Connections
Cross-references (2)
- BKM-Accession 15.500a-b tier-2
- BKM-Object 3127 tier-2
About this record's data
- From the source institution — accession, description, dimensions, and dating are as catalogued by Brooklyn Museum — Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art.
- AI-inferred — the image-analysis panel (deities, names, signs) is machine-generated and may be wrong.
- Approximate location — most map points are plotted at the site centroid, not the exact findspot.
- Inferred links — cross-references marked with a match method other than explicit-source-field were matched by us, not stated by the source.