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Ear stele
Egyptian
New Kingdom
1550–1070 B.C.
Findspot: Egypt, Giza, cemetery G 7000
Medium/Technique
Limestone
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 12.7 x 9.1 x 2.2 cm (5 x 3.6 x .85 in.)
Credit Line
Harvard University—Boston Museum of Fine Arts Expedition
Accession Number27.787
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsArchitectural elements – Stele
DescriptionThis type of stele was commonly deposited outside the temple walls, as the average person in Egypt had little access to the gods' temples. The small, limestone stele has a human ear at the top, which was inteded to represent the ear of the god, which would hear the prayers of poius Egyptians. The god addressed and pictured here is the great sphinx of Giza.
ProvenanceFrom Giza, cemetery 7000. 1926: excavated by the Harvard University-Museum of Fine Arts Expedition, January 1926; 1927: assigned to the MFA by the government of Egypt.