An Egyptian Alabaster Ear Spools, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550 - 1295 BCE Price - $1000 - $5000 Sculpted lifesize

Sculpted lifesize

acquired in the 1970s

is an inlaid circular bronze disk

or in the sizes and proportions of the component units (Spence and Needler 1955

An Egyptian Alabaster Ear Spools, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550 - 1295 BCE Price - $1000 - $5000 Sculpted lifesizeOf creamy alabaster, in mushroom shapes with large domed heads, one with a short spiked post and the other a hollow cylinder post. Dimensions: Max length: 1. 4 cm (0. 55 inches), Min length: 1 cm (0. 39 inches) Condition: Loss to the tip of one pin, otherwise intact and in excellent condition overall. Provenance: Private collection of M. C., Toronto, bought in the 1970s from the London trade.