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LOT 255443
Egypto-Roman Seated Limestone Statuette of Bes
PTOLEMAIC-ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 332 B.C.-300 A.D.
7 1/4 in. (942 grams, 18.5 cm).
Modelled in the round in crouching pose on a rectangular base; the bard modelled in hanks with curled ends, the eyes recessed to accept inserts, mouth gaping; lion-mask amulet to the chest on a thong; socket to reverse; chipped.
Provenance
Acquire on the UK art market, 1990s.
Private collection, New York, USA.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13294-255443.
Literature
For a similar statuette from Ptolemaic Period see Roeder, G., Die Denkmäler des Pelizaeus-Museums zu Hildesheim, Hildesheim 1921, p. 78.
Footnotes
From the New Kingdom onwards, Bes became one of ancient Egypt's most popular apotropaic deities. Despite his somewhat fearsome appearance, Bes served as the patron and protector of pregnant women and children and was also believed to shield them from snakes.
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LOT 255443
Egypto-Roman Seated Limestone Statuette of Bes
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£1,000 (EUR 1,160; USD 1,350) +BP*
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