Egyptian Hathor Turquoise Drop Earrings
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Description
Egyptian Hathor Turquoise Drop Earrings
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 in The Metropolitan Museum of Art`s collection. The brilliant color of these 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.
Reminiscent of the jewelry seen in the Met Opera`s production of Aida.
- 18K gold plate
- Semiprecious turquoise, color may vary
- 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
History
Aida
This grandest of grand operas, Giuseppe Verdi’s Aida features an epic backdrop for what is in essence an intimate love story set in ancient Egypt packed with magnificent choruses, dramatic arias, complex ensembles and elaborate ballets. The opera is, at its core, a profound exploration of the conflict of private emotion and public duty.
The score of this 4-act opera is a sophisticated example of Italian Romanticism as heard in the “Celeste Aida” right at the beginning of Act I, her impassioned “Ritorna vincitor!” that follows and her great internal journey, “Qui Radamès verrà! O patria mia” in Act III. At the center of Act II, is the great Triumphal Scene, which ranks among opera’s most celebrated moments.
Notable performances include a 1955 production conducted by Tullio Serafin with Maria Callas as Aida and Richard Tucker as Radamès, as well as a 1959 performance conducted by Herbert van Karajan with Renata Tebaldi as Aida and Carlo Bergonzi as Radamès.
Today the work holds a central place in the operatic canon, receiving performances every year around the world.
At the Metropolitan Opera alone, Aida has been performed more than 1,500 times since 1886 and was presented again in the Met’s 2018–19 season.
Aida was commissioned by and first performed at Cairo’s Khedivial Opera House on December 24, 1871.
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