Plug (jewellery)
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A plug, in the context of body modification, is a short, cylindrical piece of jewelry commonly worn in larger-gauge body piercings. Modern western plugs are also called flesh tunnels. Because of their
An example of an earplug
Totonac figurine wearing prominent earspools
Surgical steel flesh tunnels in four different gauges
Pre-Hispanic earspools crafted from amber, at the Museum of Amber in San Cristobal de las Casas, Chiapas
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
Plug (jewellery)
…body piercings. Modern western plugs are also called flesh tunnels. Because of their size—which is often substantially thicker than a standard metal earring—plugs can be made out of almost any material. Acrylic glass, metal, wood, bone, stone, horn, glass, silicone or porcelain are all potential plug…
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)