An Egyptian Faience Ear Spool, 18th Dynasty, Amarna Period, ca 1352-1336 BCE Animals dogs symbolized death and the

dogs symbolized death and the journey to the afterlife

at the time when many Warlpiri and other Central and Western Desert Peoples were living a traditional nomadic life

a Souvenir Book of Aboriginal Art in the Australian National

Dimensions: US ring size 7 1/4 (UK=O 1/2)

where it was picked up by a "Kirrkarlanji" (Brown Falcon) and carried further west until it dropped the storm at Purlungyanu

An Egyptian Faience Ear Spool, 18th Dynasty, Amarna Period, ca 1352-1336 BCE Animals dogs symbolized death and theEar studs, similar to this example, are shown mostly in tomb banqueting scenes worn by female musicians or girls bringing fruit and flowers to guests. They also appear in some funerary scenes, where they are worn by the wife and daughters of the deceased. This ear stud has a slight groove around the periphery and a hole in the center. The surface face is flat and dominated by an incised rosette within an unembellished margin. They were fashionable