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In the New Kingdom and later, the 'hearing ear' embodied the belief in a response from the god or goddess to prayer. This is one of the earliest examples, from the 18th Dynasty temple of Hatshepsut on the Theban West Bank, where numerous private votive offerings to the goddess Hathor were found.
Present location |
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF IRELAND [30/002] DUBLIN |
Inventory number |
1901:788 |
Dating |
18TH DYNASTY |
Archaeological Site |
DEIR EL-BAHARI |
Category |
AMULET |
Material |
FAIENCE |
Technique |
PRESSED IN A FORM/MODEL ? |
Width |
2.3 cm |