Egyptian Hathor Turquoise Drop Earrings

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Item # 80057379
Price: 65$65.00
Member Price: 55.25$55.25
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Description

Art jewelry makes a unique gift for her.

These semiprecious turquoise earrings reimagine a glass cowroid bead (ca. 1550–1425 B.C.), or cowry shell-shaped amulet, made in Egypt's New Kingdom and housed at The Met. The brilliant color of our adornments likewise nods to ancient beads of faience (ca. 1550–1295 B.C.)—a ceramic material created in brilliant blue hues—which may have belonged to various necklaces given as offerings to Hathor: the goddess of love, beauty, and fertility; the fierce protector of women; and the daughter of the powerful sun god, Re. Associated with the sun's eternal light, faience objects were thought to possess divine properties.

Art jewelry makes a unique gift for her.

These semiprecious turquoise earrings reimagine a glass cowroid bead (ca. 1550–1425 B.C.), or cowry shell-shaped amulet, made in Egypt's New Kingdom and housed at The Met. The brilliant color of our adornments likewise nods to ancient beads of faience (ca. 1550–1295 B.C.)—a ceramic material created in brilliant blue hues—which may have belonged to various necklaces given as offerings to Hathor: the goddess of love, beauty, and fertility; the fierce protector of women; and the daughter of the powerful sun god, Re. Associated with the sun's eternal light, faience objects were thought to possess divine properties.

Details
  • 18K gold plate
  • Semiprecious turquoise
  • Pierced, with 18K gold plate ear wires
  • 2''L x 5/8''W
  • Clean with a damp cloth and dry with a soft, clean cloth
Shipping & Returns
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Expedited US shipping (2 days) $13.95 extra
Overnight shipping $22.95 extra

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