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Estimate
GBP (£) 200 - 300
EUR (€) 230 - 350
USD ($) 270 - 400
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 B.C.
1 3/4 in. (8.2 grams, 46 mm).
Faience amulet of the god Bes with his body of a dwarf, leonine head, and feather headdress; with a bright blue satin glaze and raised accents in yellow, modelled similarly on both sides; pierced through the neck for suspension
PROVENANCE:
From the P.C. collection, 1990s.
Ex London gallery.
Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Tinius, I., Altägypten in Braunschweig. Die Sammlungen des Herzog Anton Ulrich-Museums und des Städtischen Museums, Wiesbaden, 2011, pp.133-134, no. 226, for a similarly styled and decorated figure.
FOOTNOTES:
Bes became one of ancient Egypt's most popular apotropaic deities from the New Kingdom onwards. Despite his somewhat fearful appearance, Bes was the patron and protector of pregnant women and children. He was also believed to protect from snakes.
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