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The Bible presents that he commanded them to bring their sons’ and daughters’ earrings (and other pieces of jewelry) to him in order that he might comply with their demand. In Exodus 32:1–4, it is written that while Moses was up on Mount Sinai, the Israelites demanded that Aaron make a God for them (the Golden Calf). There is also Biblical evidence of earring use. These images displayed on some of the surviving walls of the palace, show men wearing a earrings. There is also evidence of earrings worn by men in archeological evidence from Persepolis in ancient Persia and carved images of soldiers of the Persian Empire. Carter felt, at the time, that the covered holes indicated that earrings were only worn in ancient Egypt by children. King Tut’s burial mask’s ears were perforated and the holes were covered with golden discs. Howard Carter writes in his description of Tutankhamen’s tomb that the Pharaoh’s earlobes were perforated, but no earrings were inside the mummy wrappings, although the tomb contained them. Indeed, references indicate that the oldest mummified body from about 5300 years ago demonstrated evidence of ear piercings. While that may have seemed strange a few years ago, it is commonplace now and seems to have some historical, cultural, and social basis. There are artistic and written references from cultures around the world dating to ancient times in history of men sporting earrings. Over the past few years men have begun to wear earrings.