AN EGYPTIAN PAIR OF WOODEN VOTIVE EARS
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AN EGYPTIAN PAIR OF WOODEN VOTIVE EARS

LATE NEW KINGDOM-LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 1200-350 B.C.

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AN EGYPTIAN PAIR OF WOODEN VOTIVE EARS
LATE NEW KINGDOM-LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 1200-350 B.C.
Each ear carved naturalistically, mounted
2¼ in. (5.7 cm.) high max. (2)
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No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis

拍品專文

A life-size ear was often votive, imploring the god at the shrine to hear his request more keenly, perhaps even to restore his hearing or as a thanksgiving for hearing restored.