c.4th century BC. A votive terracotta male ear with traces of red pigment, lobe absent; a gallery sticker to the reverse. Cf. Royal Ontario Meum, object number 2002.95.4289, for a slightly later example. 41.5 grams, 60mm high (2 1/4"). Helios Gallery, London, UK; item number M68. Apanied by a signed illtrated cataloguing card and print out from Helios Gallery. Private London collection. Phillips Auctioneers, London, UK, 1980s-1990s. Private Atralian collection. Apanied by a copy of the previo collector's cataloguing document. Traces of red pigment on the ear indicate that it is a male ear: the flesh of men was painted red and that of women white or pink in this period.For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price