Egyptian Lotus Enameled Fan Like Drop Ladies Eye Shaped Earrings

Purity in Gold and Blue: Egyptian Lotus Earrings

A fan of petals opens over a blue enameled eye on each ear. These Egyptian lotus earrings are 0.85 in high and 0.85 in wide.

The lotus flower earrings are adapted from an Egyptian museum original of the New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty.

Product Details

• Material: 24kt gold plate over pewter with enameling
• Dimensions: 0.85 in H x 0.85 in W each
• Style: Egyptian enamel earrings, blue Horus eye earrings
• Origin: Made in USA

A Flower of Resurrection

The lotus rises from the muddy Nile and opens in the morning. For Egyptians it meant purity, resurrection and perfect beauty.

The Met notes the flower closes at night and reopens at dawn. That daily cycle explains its link to creation and sunrise.

The Horus Eye

In myth, Seth injured the eye of Horus and Thoth restored it. The eye became a sign of healing and rebirth.

Blue Horus eye earrings keep that story at the ear. The enamel gives the eye a bright, jewel-like color.

Wearing and Display

Wear the Egyptian lotus earrings with hair up so the enamel shows. Wipe with a soft cloth and keep them dry.

Lotus flower earrings are light for daily wear. See more in our Egyptian Museum Replicas and Museum Jewelry Earrings.

About the Original

The model dates to about 1570 to 1293 BC. New Kingdom jewelers loved flowers and color. These Egyptian lotus earrings continue that taste. Egyptian enamel earrings of this kind are a gentle way into the period.

For More Reading from the Web

• See a gold wedjat eye amulet, the healed eye of Horus. Blue Horus eye earrings share its sign. Wedjat Eye Amulet - The Metropolitan Museum of Art