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LOT 0458
Estimate
GBP (£) 200 - 300
EUR (€) 230 - 350
USD ($) 270 - 400
EGYPTIAN FAIENCE BES AMULET
LATE NEW KINGDOM, 1550-1070 B.C.
1 in. (1.31 grams, 26 mm).
LATE NEW KINGDOM, 1550-1070 B.C.
1 in. (1.31 grams, 26 mm).
Standing on a roughly oval base with hands on thighs, grotesque facial features; suspension loop to head.
PROVENANCE:
From an early 20th century Home Counties, UK, collection.
LITERATURE:
Cf. Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 11.215.178, for similar.
FOOTNOTES:
Despite his fearsome appearance, Bes was the protector of women in childbirth.
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AUCTIONS:
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