Earring
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Earrings are jewelry that are worn on one's ears. Earrings are often worn through earlobe piercings or another external part of the ear, or by some other means, such as stickers or clip-ons. Earrings
Earring locations on image: 1: helix; 2: industrial; 3: rook; 4: daith; 5: tragus; 6: snug; 7: conch; 8: anti-tragus; 9: earlobe
Ancient Egyptian earrings, reign of Thutmose III, 15th century BCE
Greco-Bactrian sphinx earring, 2nd century BCE
Golden Indian earrings (Satavahana, 1st century BCE)
Body piercing
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Body piercing is a form of body modification involving the puncturing or cutting a part of the body to create an opening through which jewelry or implants can be worn or inserted. The word piercing ca
Earring
…Earrings are jewelry that are worn on one's ears. Earrings are often worn through earlobe piercings or another external part of the ear, or by some other means, such as stickers or clip-ons. Earrings have been worn across multiple civilizations and…
Nipple piercings, vertical labret piercing and stretched ears
An earring found in an Alamannic grave in Germany, dated c. 6th or 7th century
A traditional Burmese ear-boring ceremony
A Karen woman from Burma with traditional ear plugs