with the front leg incorporated as a long snout
and as attributes of cult statues
Bowman private collection
run horizontally and are tied at intervals by wrapping two strings about the fibers
intricately decorated with filigree accents and round turquoise inlays
An Egyptian Alabaster Ear Spools, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, ca. 1550 - 1295 BCE Medium - Glass with the front leg incorporatedOf 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.